Cacti 1.1.27 host.php PATH_INFO Reflected cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cacti 1.1.27 (Log Management Software). This affects an unknown part of the file host.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.
The bug was discovered 11/10/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-16785 since 11/10/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
By approaching the search of inurl:host.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104796 (Fedora 26 : cacti (2017-9762a831b2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170566 (OpenSUSE Security Update for cacti, cacti-spine (openSUSE-SU-2017:3051-1)).
Upgrading 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 (104796).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 104796
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : cacti (2017-9762a831b2)
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OpenVAS ID: 866042
OpenVAS Name: Cacti 1.1.27 multiple vulnerabilities (Linux)
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Timeline
11/10/2017 🔍11/10/2017 🔍
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11/11/2017 🔍
11/28/2017 🔍
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01/10/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: FEDORA-2017-9762a831b2⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-16785 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039774
Entry
Created: 11/11/2017 09:32Updated: 01/10/2023 09:03
Changes: 11/11/2017 09:32 (73), 12/05/2019 15:47 (3), 01/23/2021 10:21 (2), 01/10/2023 09:00 (3), 01/10/2023 09:03 (1)
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