CVE-2023-48082

Nagios XI before 2024R1 was discovered to improperly handle API keys generation (randomly-generated), allowing attackers to possibly generate the same set of API keys for all users and utilize them to authenticate.

Published: 2024-10-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-48082 is rated Moderate Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-48082

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.15% 1.52% +0.38%
2 2026-04-01 1.55% 1.15% -0.40%
3 2026-03-05 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-48082

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-48082

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-48082

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nagios nagios_xi < 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios_xi 2014 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2014:r2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-48082

URL Tags
https://www.nagios.com/change-log/ Release Notes
cvelogic Threat Intelligence