CVE-2013-5588 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in Cacti, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2013-5588?
CVE-2013-5588 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 29 Aug 2013. 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 0.8.8b 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5588?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cacti Cacti, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5588?
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-2013-5588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2013-5588, GHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cp.