Cacti up to 1.2.24 graphs_new.php form_save_button cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cacti up to 1.2.24. Affected by this issue is the function form_save_button of the file graphs_new.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-39360. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cacti up to 1.2.24 (Log Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function form_save_button of the file graphs_new.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. The summary by CVE 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. The vulnerability is found in `graphs_new.php`. Several validations are performed, but the `returnto` parameter is directly passed to `form_save_button`. In order to bypass this validation, returnto must contain `host.php`. 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 weakness was published 09/06/2023 as GHSA-gx8c-xvjh-9qh4. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-39360 since 07/28/2023. 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:graphs_new.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.2.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Log Management Software

Name

• Cacti

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14
• 1.2.15
• 1.2.16
• 1.2.17
• 1.2.18
• 1.2.19
• 1.2.20
• 1.2.21
• 1.2.22
• 1.2.23
• 1.2.24

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/

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