Cacti up to 0.8.7f utilities.php filter cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cacti. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file utilities.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument filter results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2544. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cacti (Log Management Software). This affects an unknown function of the file utilities.php. The manipulation of the argument filter 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in utilities.php in Cacti before 0.8.7g, as used in Red Hat High Performance Computing (HPC) Solution and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.

The weakness was presented 08/23/2010 by Marc Schoenefeld (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2544 since 06/30/2010. 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 and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:utilities.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57617 (Cacti < 0.8.7g Multiple XSS and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 0.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61226), Exploit-DB (34504), Tenable (57617), SecurityFocus (BID 42575†) and Secunia (SA41041†). See VDB-53386, VDB-54454, VDB-54452 and VDB-54451 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 57617
Nessus Name: Cacti < 0.8.7g Multiple XSS and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 100764
OpenVAS Name: Cacti Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cacti 0.8.4
Suricata ID: 2011423
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03/19/2015 +1149 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0635
Researcher: Marc Schoenefeld
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54453
X-Force: 61226
SecurityFocus: 42575 - Cacti Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41041 - Red Hat High Performance Computing (HPC) Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34323 - Cacti Before 0.8.7g utilities.php XSS Vulnerability via the \x27Filter\x27 Parameter, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2132

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 02/02/2025 19:04
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 04/09/2017 14:04 (14), 09/23/2021 15:31 (3), 09/23/2021 15:36 (1), 02/02/2025 19:04 (20)
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