| Name | CVE-2023-39514 |
| Description | Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. Affected versions are subject to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability which 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 script under `graphs.php` displays graph details such as data-source paths, data template information and graph related fields. _CENSUS_ found that an adversary that is able to configure either a data-source template with malicious code appended in the data-source name or a device with a malicious payload injected in the device name, may deploy a stored XSS attack against any user with _General Administration>Graphs_ privileges. A user that possesses the _Template Editor>Data Templates_ permissions can configure the data-source name in _cacti_. Please note that this may be a _low privileged_ user. This configuration occurs through `http://<HOST>/cacti/data_templates.php` by editing an existing or adding a new data template. If a template is linked to a graph then the formatted template name will be rendered in the graph's management page. A user that possesses the _General Administration>Sites/Devices/Data_ permissions can configure the device name in _cacti_. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should add manual HTML escaping. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cacti (PTS) | bullseye | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.30+ds1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cacti | source | buster | (not affected) | | | |
| cacti | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| cacti | source | bookworm | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u1 | | | |
| cacti | source | (unstable) | 1.2.25+ds1-1 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - cacti <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[buster] - cacti <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-6hrc-2cfc-8hm7
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/8d8aeec0eca3be7b10a12e6c2a78e6560bcef43e (release/1.2.25)
Introduced by: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/75c147b70493d188ad85313569f86e33e13988b2 (release/1.2.17)