Cacti 0.8.7e graph.php date1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cacti 0.8.7e and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library lib/html_form.php of the file graph.php. The manipulation of the argument date1 results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-4032. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cacti 0.8.7e (Log Management Software). Affected is an unknown code in the library lib/html_form.php of the file graph.php. The manipulation of the argument date1 with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7e allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) graph.php, (2) include/top_graph_header.php, (3) lib/html_form.php, and (4) lib/timespan_settings.php, as demonstrated by the (a) graph_end or (b) graph_start parameters to graph.php; (c) the date1 parameter in a tree action to graph_view.php; and the (d) page_refresh and (e) default_dual_pane_width parameters to graph_settings.php.

The weakness was disclosed 11/22/2009 by Moritz Naumann (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4032 since 11/20/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Moritz Naumann and been published 4 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:graph.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44878 (Fedora 12 : cacti-0.8.7e-3.fc12 (2009-12560)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165245 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2009:020)).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54388), Exploit-DB (10234), Tenable (44878), SecurityFocus (BID 37109†) and OSVDB (60483†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Moritz Naumann
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Nessus ID: 44878
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : cacti-0.8.7e-3.fc12 (2009-12560)
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OpenVAS ID: 100361
OpenVAS Name: Cacti Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
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11/20/2009 🔍
11/21/2009 +1 days 🔍
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11/22/2009 +1 days 🔍
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Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Moritz Naumann
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50922

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X-Force: 54388
SecurityFocus: 37109 - Cacti Multiple Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37481 - Cacti Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 60483 - Cacti lib/timespan_settings.php Multiple Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 24372 - Cacti 0.8.7e and Prior Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and HTML Injection Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3325

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/25/2025 22:09
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/18/2017 09:31 (22), 08/28/2021 08:09 (3), 03/03/2025 06:35 (14), 05/25/2025 22:09 (2)
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