Description
Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to DOM-based cross-site scripting in jsonquery.js. Unencoded JSON string values reflected from stored fields are inserted into the DOM without sanitization, allowing attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to DOM-based cross-site scripting in jsonquery.js. Unencoded JSON string values reflected from stored fields are inserted into the DOM without sanitization, allowing attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
Title Nagios Core / XI DOM-based XSS via jsonquery.js
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:46:53.441Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T18:34:46.418Z

Link: CVE-2026-48552

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:46:48.247Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T17:17:27.523

Modified: 2026-08-12T17:17:27.523

Link: CVE-2026-48552

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')