# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0783, GHSA-4563-34p5-3rhw

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0783?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0783?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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:

- Cacti 0.8.7 - 'graph.php?view_type' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- Cacti 0.8.7 - 'graph_view.php?filter' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti

- [CVE-2022-46169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46169/): Cacti Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-39893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39893/): Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39938/): Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39955/): Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39361/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0783 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0783 exists.

Affected product: Cacti Cacti. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0783/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0783/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0783
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0783
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0783

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