CVE-2020-23992
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via...
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via returnUrl parameter in a crafted GET request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via returnUrl parameter in a crafted GET request.
- Record
CVE-2020-23992- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via returnUrl parameter in a crafted GET request.
- Record
CVE-2020-23992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16728 No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via returnUrl parameter in a crafted GET request.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16728- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pchv-f3w5-gmh6
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via...
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Nagios XI 5.7.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via returnUrl parameter in a crafted GET request.
- Record
GHSA-pchv-f3w5-gmh6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-23992 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Nagios Xi, published August 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.