Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting cacti package, versions <1.2.1+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-CACTI-5676226
  • published16 Jan 2019
  • disclosed16 Jan 2019

Introduced: 16 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-20726  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 cacti to version 1.2.1+ds1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cacti package and not the cacti package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in host.php (via tree.php) in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Website Hostname field for Devices.