Cacti up to 0.8.7f graph_start cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cacti. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation of the argument graph_start leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2543. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cacti (Log Management Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument graph_start 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in include/top_graph_header.php in Cacti before 0.8.7g allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the graph_start parameter to graph.php. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-4032.2.b.

The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2010 as Bug 541279 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2543 since 06/30/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44819 (Debian DSA-1954-1 : cacti - insufficient input sanitising), 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 0.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61345), Exploit-DB (10234), Tenable (44819) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40172†). The entries VDB-37177, VDB-54454 and VDB-54453 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 44819
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1954-1 : cacti - insufficient input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 70703
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2384-1 (cacti)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cacti 0.8.4

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06/30/2010 🔍
08/23/2010 +54 days 🔍
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06/24/2013 +1036 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +633 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 541279
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2543 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54452

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X-Force: 61345
SecurityFocus: 37109
Vulnerability Center: 40172 - Cacti Before 0.8.7g Remote Cross-Site Scripting via the Graph_start Parameter, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 02/02/2025 19:11
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (65), 05/03/2017 16:58 (3), 09/23/2021 15:25 (4), 02/02/2025 19:11 (25)
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