VDB-76408 · CVE-2015-2967 · BID 75669

Cacti up to 0.8.8c settings.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Cacti up to 0.8.8c (Log Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file settings.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in settings.php in Cacti before 0.8.8d allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 07/10/2015 by Daiki Fukumori with Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cacti.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2967 since 04/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:settings.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84373 (Debian DSA-3295-1 : cacti - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.8.8d eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84373). See 75968, 75981 and 75983 for similar entries.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 84373
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3295-1 : cacti - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 103365
OpenVAS Name: Cacti Multiple Vulnerabilities-June15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cacti 0.8.8d

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08/04/2015 +23 days 🔍
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Advisory: cacti.net
Researcher: Daiki Fukumori
Organization: Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2967 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032672
Vulnerability Center: 51745 - Cacti before 0.8.8d Remote XSS Vulnerability in settings.php, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75669 - Cacti CVE-2015-2967 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Created: 07/12/2015 17:15
Updated: 05/31/2022 08:26
Changes: 07/12/2015 17:15 (60), 09/11/2017 08:44 (10), 05/31/2022 08:22 (3), 05/31/2022 08:26 (1)
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