CVE-2020-36857

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

N

agios XI versions prior to 5.6.14 contain a post-authentication SQL injection vulnerability in the SNMP Trap Interface page. Exploitation requires an account with administrative privileges to access the affected interface. A user with administrative access could supply crafted input that is not properly sanitized, allowing SQL injection that may lead to unauthorized disclosure or modification of application data or execution of arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/	Release Notes
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-authenticated-sqli-via-snmp-trap-interface-page	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 Nov 2025, 18:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ -~~	() https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ - Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi -~~	() https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi - Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-authenticated-sqli-via-snmp-trap-interface-page -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-authenticated-sqli-via-snmp-trap-interface-page - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Nagios Nagios nagios Xi
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.2

30 Oct 2025, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-05 18:25

NVD link : CVE-2020-36857

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36857

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nagios_xi

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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