CVE-2023-7313Network attack vector

Browser script execution via unescaped bulk input

Published Oct 30, 2025 · Updated Nov 17, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Nagios XI before 5.11.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim's browser. The Bulk Modifications tool fails to validate or escape user-supplied input before rendering it, causing injected script to execute. Access to the Enterprise Edition tool and victim interaction are required; execution is confined to the victim's browser context.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Nagios XI before 5.11.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim's browser. The Bulk Modifications tool fails to validate or escape user-supplied input before rendering it, causing injected script to execute. Access to the Enterprise Edition tool and victim interaction are required; execution is confined to the victim's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-7313
Published
Oct 30, 2025
Updated
Nov 17, 2025
Vendor
Nagios Enterprises, LLC
Product
Nagios XI
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.11.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Nagios Enterprises, LLC · Nagios XIversion=0 <5.11.3

Published CVSS scores

5.1VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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