CVE-2016-15053 — Nagios XI < 5.2.4 XSS via “My Reports” Listing

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MEDIUM

Nagios XI < 5.2.4 XSS via “My Reports” Listing

Published Oct 30, 2025

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.45%

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.2.4 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the “My Reports” listing of the web interface. 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.

Affected products

Vendor Nagios Product XI Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <5.2.4

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Nagios

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<5.2.4

Remediation

Vendor solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed XSS injection possibility in my reports."

Metrics

0.45% 0.00446

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00446

Score over time

2025–2026

EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (3 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.45% (0.00446)	36.48th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.36% (0.00355)	27.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Oct 31, 2025	0.30% (0.00305)	53.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (2)

https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
release-notespatchRelease Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-my-reports-listing
third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/		release-notespatchRelease Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-xss-via-my-reports-listing		third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory