Nagios XI < 5.2.4 SQL Injection in Notification Search

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.2.4 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the notification search functionality. User-supplied search parameters were incorporated into SQL statements without adequate parameterization or sanitation, allowing an authenticated user to manipulate database queries. Successful exploitation could disclose or modify notification data and, in some cases, impact the application database more broadly.

Timeline

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.7.

Weakness

• CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-89 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Nagios · XI

  • affected < 5.2.4

What to do

Solution: Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed potential SQL injection in notification search."

References (2)

• https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ (opens in a new tab)release-notespatch
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-sqli-in-notification-search (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2016-15050](https://cveledger.app/badge/CVE-2016-15050.svg)](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2016-15050)

Record last updated 17 Nov 2025, 18:21 UTC.