CVE-2020-36865 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-36865

Nagios XI < 5.7.2 XSS via BPI Config Management

Vulnerability Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) via the BPI (Business Process Intelligence) component’s Config Management and Edit Config page. 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • TactiFail

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

XI
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 30th, 2025
Last Modified: November 17th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact