CVE-2021-47690
Nagios XI < 5.8.2 Core Config Manager (CCM) XSS via Overlay Modals
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Overlay modals. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Nagios XI < 5.8.2 Core Config Manager (CCM) XSS via Overlay Modals
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Overlay modals. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
- Record
CVE-2021-47690- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-34708
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Overlay modals. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34708- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq2h-hv8m-4cxw
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains...
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Overlay modals. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
- Record
GHSA-pq2h-hv8m-4cxw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Core Config Manager (CCM) in Nagios XI versions prior to CCM 3.1.1 / Nagios XI 5.8.2 contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Overlay modals. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
- Record
CVE-2021-47690- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Nagios Xi, published October 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.