Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38251
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the nagios4 package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nagios XI v5.8.6 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the System Performance Settings page under the Admin panel.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nagios4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38251 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nagios4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38251 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nagios4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38251 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | nagios4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38251 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | nagios4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38251 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/#5.8.7 x_refsource_MISC