CVE-2016-15049

Nagios Log Server < 1.4.2 Dashboards Logs Table XSS

Published Oct 30, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nagios Log Server versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Dashboards section when rendering log entries in the Logs table. Untrusted log content was not safely encoded for the output context, allowing attacker-controlled data present in logs to execute script in the victim’s browser within the application origin.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS vulnerability in logs that are viewed through the table in Dashboards section."

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:log_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios log Server
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios log Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios Log Server versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Dashboards section when rendering log entries in the Logs table. Untrusted log content was not safely encoded for the output context, allowing attacker-controlled data present in logs to execute script in the victim’s browser within the application origin.
Title Nagios Log Server < 1.4.2 Dashboards Logs Table XSS
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics 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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 17, 2025, 9:36 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2025, 6:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 30, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 AM