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ubuntu-cve-2023-50250

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2023-12-22 17:15

Modified

2025-10-24 05:02

Summary

Details

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. A reflection cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in version 1.2.25. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform actions on behalf of other users. The vulnerability is found in templates_import.php. When uploading an xml template file, if the XML file does not pass the check, the server will give a JavaScript pop-up prompt, which contains unfiltered xml template file name, resulting in XSS. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute actions on behalf of other users. This ability to impersonate users could lead to unauthorized changes to settings. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

6.1 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50250	REPORT
	https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisorie…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50250	REPORT

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CVE-2023-50250 (GCVE-0-2023-50250)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-22 16:39 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:19

Title

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability when Import xml template file

Summary

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. A reflection cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in version 1.2.25. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform actions on behalf of other users. The vulnerability is found in `templates_import.php.` When uploading an xml template file, if the XML file does not pass the check, the server will give a JavaScript pop-up prompt, which contains unfiltered xml template file name, resulting in XSS. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute actions on behalf of other users. This ability to impersonate users could lead to unauthorized changes to settings. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisorie…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d66…	x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Cacti	cacti	Affected: <= 1.2.25

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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