CVE-2011-2179

Icinga < 1.4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Expand Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-2179. PoCs published by Stefan Schurtz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'expand' parameter in the config.cgi script. The payloads trigger arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stefan Schurtz · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35818

The exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nagios by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'expand' parameter in the config.cgi script. The payloads trigger arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nagios 3.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Nagios web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0018.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67797
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8274
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48087
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709871
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=224
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/10
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_misc
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-006.txt
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/02/6
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://dev.icinga.org/issues/1605
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44974
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_misc
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-005.txt
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1151-1
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-06/0017.html

Scores

EPSS 0.2604
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (15)
icinga/icinga 0.8.0
icinga/icinga 0.8.1
icinga/icinga 0.8.2
icinga/icinga 0.8.3
icinga/icinga 0.8.4
icinga/icinga 1.0 (2 CPE variants)
icinga/icinga 1.0.1
icinga/icinga 1.0.2
icinga/icinga 1.0.3
icinga/icinga 1.2.0
... and 5 more
Published Jun 14, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026