CVE-2019-12279 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Nagios XI version 5.6.1, specifically within the username parameter of the password reset form (login.php?forgotpass). This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vendor disputes the legitimacy of the SQL injection due to SQL escaping, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, though it is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.