CVE-2023-40931
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk95th percentile - higher than 95% of all known CVEs
Summary
A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI versions 5.11.0 through 5.11.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in a POST request to /nagiosxi/admin/banner_message-ajaxhelper.php.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the database, steal or modify sensitive monitoring data, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade Nagios XI to version 5.11.2 or later, which includes a fix for the SQL injection vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios XI
See all- CVE-2021-25299Medium
Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/admin/sshterm.php due to improper input sanitization. A crafted URL can steal admin session cookies or be chained with other bugs for one-click RCE.
- CVE-2021-25298HighActively exploited
Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection due to improper sanitization of authenticated user input in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/cloud-vm/cloud-vm.inc.php.
- CVE-2021-25297HighActively exploited
A vulnerability in Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 allows OS command injection. The issue exists in the switch.inc.php file due to improper sanitization of authenticated user input.
- CVE-2021-25296HighActively exploited
Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection in the file windowswmi.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user input. This allows execution of arbitrary commands on the server.
- CVE-2023-7314Medium
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.11.3 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Bandwidth Report component. 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.
- CVE-2023-7313Medium
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.11.3 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the Bulk Modifications tool. 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.
- CVE-2025-56432Medium
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Nagios XI 2024R2. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a logged-in user's session via a specially crafted URL. The issue resides in a web component responsible for rendering performance-related data.
- CVE-2024-33775High
An issue with the Autodiscover component in Nagios XI 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted Dashlet.
- CVE-2023-40934High
A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with privileges to manage host escalations in the Core Configuration Manager to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the host escalation notification settings.
- CVE-2023-40933High
A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI v5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with announcement banner configuration privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter sent to the update_banner_message() function.
Original NVD description (English source)
A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI from version 5.11.0 up to and including 5.11.1 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter in the POST request to /nagiosxi/admin/banner_message-ajaxhelper.php