CVE-2023-39516

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    CVE-2023-39516

    Published: 5 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Stored Cross-Site-Scripting on data_sources.php debug html-block in Cacti

    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 `data_sources.php` displays the data source management information (e.g. data source path, polling configuration etc.) for different data visualizations of the _cacti_ app. CENSUS found that an adversary that is able to configure a malicious data-source path, can deploy a stored XSS attack against any user of the same (or broader) privileges. A user that possesses the 'General Administration>Sites/Devices/Data' permissions can configure the data source path in Cacti. This configuration occurs through `http://<HOST>/cacti/data_sources.php`. The same page can be used for previewing the data source path. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should manually escape HTML output.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00018.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CFH3J2WVBKY4ZJNMARVOWJQK6PSLPHFH/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WOQFYGLZBAWT4AWNMO7DU73QXWPXTCKH/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WZGB2UXJEUYWWA6IWVFQ3ZTP22FIHMGN/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/39xxx/CVE-2023-39516.json, https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-r8qq-88g3-hmgv, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39516, https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5550

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -18500fa313a9f1ee1be48aa111c0eeea001010fa

    Affected versions

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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