CVE-2024-54959
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNagios XI 2024R1.2.2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack through the Favorites component, enabling POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNagios XI 2024R1.2.2 contains a chained vulnerability in the Favorites component where a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack enables delivery of a POST-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) payload. An authenticated user can be tricked into submitting a crafted request that injects malicious scripts into the Favorites functionality.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2024CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Nagios XI installationLocate the Nagios XI installation and identify the software version. Check the Nagios XI admin interface or use system commands to query the installed package version.Affected if The installed version is 2024R1.2.2 specifically.
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Verify the Favorites component is accessibleLog into the Nagios XI web interface and navigate to the Favorites functionality. Confirm the component exists and is accessible to authenticated users.Affected if The Favorites component is present and available to authenticated users.
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Check for CSRF protection on Favorites operationsInspect the HTTP requests and responses when interacting with the Favorites component. Look for the presence of CSRF tokens or anti-CSRF measures in POST requests that modify Favorites.Affected if No CSRF token or anti-CSRF measure is present in state-changing requests to the Favorites component.
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Assess input validation in Favorites functionalitySubmit test data through the Favorites feature (such as adding a favorite with special characters) and observe how the application handles the input.Affected if Input is not properly sanitized and special characters are reflected in the output without encoding.
A user is affected if they are running Nagios XI version 2024R1.2.2, have access to the Favorites component, and the Favorites functionality lacks CSRF protection and proper input validation for XSS prevention.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations in the Favorites component and apply proper input validation and output encoding to prevent XSS execution.
Nagios XI 2024R1.2.3 or later (verify latest available 2024R1.x release)
- Check for the latest Nagios XI 2024R1.x release by visiting the official Nagios website or release notes page
- Download and apply the latest Nagios XI update that addresses security vulnerabilities
- After upgrading, verify the Favorites component no longer accepts unsanitized input
- Confirm the CSRF protection is properly enforced on the Favorites component
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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