Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting cacti package, versions <0:0.8.8g-7.6.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-CACTI-1694634
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Aug 2013

Introduced: 29 Aug 2013

CVE-2013-5588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 cacti to version 0:0.8.8g-7.6.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-673.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cacti package and not the cacti package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the step parameter to install/index.php or (2) the id parameter to cacti/host.php.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1