CVE-2016-15049
CVSS 5.4 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:36.683
Nagios Log Server versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Dashboards section when rendering log entries in the Logs table. Untrusted log content was not safely encoded for the output context, allowing attacker-controlled data present in logs to execute script in the victim’s browser within the application origin.
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How to fix CVE-2016-15049
CVE-2016-15049 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: Nagios Log Server versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Dashboards section when rendering log entries in the Logs table. Untrusted log content was not safely encoded for the output context, allowing attacker-controlled data present in logs to execute script in the victim’s browser within the application origin. Related CVE […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Nagios Log Server versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Dashboards section when rendering log entries in the Logs table. Untrusted log content was not safely encoded for the output context, allowing attacker-controlled data present in logs to execute script in the victim’s browser within the application origin. Related CVE […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
MEDIUM
Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
Public Exploits: May be available
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 30, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database
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