4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-2179
Nagios Icinga Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config.c in config.cgi in (1) Nagios 3.2.3 and (2) Icinga before 1.4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the expand parameter, as demonstrated by an (a) command action or a (b) hosts action.

INFO

Published Date :

June 14, 2011, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2179 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nagios nagios
1 Icinga icinga
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-2179.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0017.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0018.html Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44974
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8274
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=224 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/02/6
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-005.txt Exploit Patch
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-006.txt Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48087
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1151-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709871
https://dev.icinga.org/issues/1605 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67797
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0017.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0018.html Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44974
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8274
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=224 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/02/6
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-005.txt Exploit Patch
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-006.txt Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48087
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1151-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709871
https://dev.icinga.org/issues/1605 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67797

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-2179 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0017.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0018.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44974
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8274
    Added Reference http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=224
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/10
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/02/6
    Added Reference http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-005.txt
    Added Reference http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-006.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48087
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1151-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709871
    Added Reference https://dev.icinga.org/issues/1605
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67797
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/67797 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67797 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2179 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2179 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.20 }} 0.11%

score

0.89097

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability