CVE-2008-0783 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in Cacti, potentially stealing user sessions or data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-0783?
CVE-2008-0783 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 14 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7 before 0.8.7b and 0.8.6 before 0.8.6k allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the view_type parameter to graph.php; (2) the filter parameter to graph_view.php; (3) the action parameter to the draw_navigation_text function in lib/functions.php, reachable through index.php (aka the login page) or data_input.php; or (4) the login_username parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0783?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2008-0783 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0783 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti
- CVE-2022-46169 Cacti Command Injection
- CVE-2026-39893 Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php
- CVE-2026-39938 Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image
- CVE-2026-39955 Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php
- CVE-2023-39361 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0783, GHSA-4563-34p5-3rhw.