# CVE-2023-40933: A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI v5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with announcement banner configuration privilege

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-09-19 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in Nagios XI v5.11.1 and below allows authenticated attackers with announcement banner configuration privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter sent to the update_banner_message() function.

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/
- https://outpost24.com/blog/nagios-xi-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/sealldeveloper/CVE-2023-40933-PoC

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