CVE-2023-39510CWE-79

Stored Cross-site Scripting in reports_admin.php through Device-Name in 'select' input in Cacti

Medium · published September 5, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. Affected versions are subject to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability allows an authenticated user to poison data stored in the _cacti_'s database. These data will be viewed by administrative _cacti_ accounts and execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser at view-time. The`reports_admin.php` script displays reporting information about graphs, devices, data sources etc.

CENSUS found that an adversary that is able to configure a malicious Device name, can deploy a stored XSS attack against any user of the same (or broader) privileges. A user that possesses the _General Administration>Sites/Devices/Data_ permissions can configure the device names in _cacti_. This configuration occurs through `http://<HOST>/cacti/host.php`, while the rendered malicious payload is exhibited at `http://<HOST>/cacti/reports_admin.php` when the a graph with the maliciously altered device name is linked to the report. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to update should manually filter HTML output.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00836 · 57.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2023-09-05T20:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 SEP 20:39Z
    Stored Cross-site Scripting in reports_admin.php through Device-Name in 'select' input in Cacti
    cvelistv5