ubuntu-cve-2023-39513
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-05 21:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:02
Summary
Details

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. Affected versions are subject to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability which allows an authenticated user to poison data stored in the cacti's database. These data will be viewed by administrative cacti accounts and execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser at view-time. The script under host.php is used to monitor and manage hosts in the cacti app, hence displays useful information such as data queries and verbose logs. CENSUS found that an adversary that is able to configure a data-query template with malicious code appended in the template path, in order to deploy a stored XSS attack against any user with the General Administration>Sites/Devices/Data privileges. A user that possesses the Template Editor>Data Queries permissions can configure the data query template path in cacti. Please note that such a user may be a low privileged user. This configuration occurs through http://<HOST>/cacti/data_queries.php by editing an existing or adding a new data query template. If a template is linked to a device then the formatted template path will be rendered in the device's management page, when a verbose data query is requested. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to update should manually filter HTML output.

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
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        "0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu3",
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        "1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1",
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        "name": "cacti",
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        "1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1",
        "1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm1",
        "1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2"
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    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "cacti",
            "binary_version": "1.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "cacti",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cacti@1.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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        "1.2.26+ds1-1",
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. Affected versions are subject to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability which allows an authenticated user to poison data stored in the _cacti_\u0027s database. These data will be viewed by administrative _cacti_ accounts and execute JavaScript code in the victim\u0027s browser at view-time. The script under `host.php` is used to monitor and manage hosts in the _cacti_ app, hence displays useful information such as data queries and verbose logs. _CENSUS_ found that an adversary that is able to configure a data-query template with malicious code appended in the template path, in order to deploy a stored XSS attack against any user with the _General Administration\u003eSites/Devices/Data_ privileges. A user that possesses the _Template Editor\u003eData Queries_ permissions can configure the data query template path in _cacti_. Please note that such a user may be a low privileged user. This configuration occurs through `http://\u003cHOST\u003e/cacti/data_queries.php` by editing an existing or adding a new data query template. If a template is linked to a device then the formatted template path will be rendered in the device\u0027s management page, when a _verbose data query_ is requested. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to update should manually filter HTML output.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39513",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:02:13Z",
  "published": "2023-09-05T21:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39513"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-9fj7-8f2j-2rw2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39513"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-39513"
  ]
}



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