# CVE-2009-4032: 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:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4032, GHSA-2chx-2wx9-x7f6

## What is CVE-2009-4032?

CVE-2009-4032 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 27 Nov 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7e allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) graph.php, (2) include/top_graph_header.php, (3) lib/html_form.php, and (4) lib/timespan_settings.php, as demonstrated by the (a) graph_end or (b) graph_start parameters to graph.php; (c) the date1 parameter in a tree action to graph_view.php; and the (d) page_refresh and (e) default_dual_pane_width parameters to graph_settings.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4032?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-4032?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2009-4032 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4032 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Cacti 0.8.x - 'graph.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- Cacti 0.8.7e - Multiple Vulnerabilities (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-2009-4032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-4032 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 27 Nov 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2009-4032 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-2009-4032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-4032

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.