Cacti up to 1.1.15 Referer Header aggregate_graphs.php cancel_url cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Cacti up to 1.1.15 (Log Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file aggregate_graphs.php of the component Referer Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument cancel_url
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in aggregate_graphs.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specially crafted HTTP Referer headers, related to the $cancel_url variable. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix (lack of the htmlspecialchars ENT_QUOTES flag) for CVE-2017-11163.
The bug was discovered 07/26/2017. The weakness was shared 08/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at cacti.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12066 since 07/31/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:aggregate_graphs.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102548 (Amazon Linux AMI : cacti (ALAS-2017-874)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276826 (Fedora Security Update for cacti (FEDORA-2017-127e76d78d)).
Upgrading to version 1.1.16 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102548). The entry 104728 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 102548
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : cacti (ALAS-2017-874)
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OpenVAS ID: 103365
OpenVAS Name: Cacti Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Upgrade: Cacti 1.1.16
Patch: github.com
Timeline
07/26/2017 🔍07/31/2017 🔍
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Advisory: bd0e586f6f46d814930226f1516a194e7e72293eStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12066 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/02/2017 11:15Updated: 12/14/2022 14:27
Changes: 08/02/2017 11:15 (76), 11/02/2019 21:06 (3), 12/14/2022 14:27 (5)
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