CVE-2018-10059 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the PHP_SELF variable, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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

What is CVE-2018-10059?

CVE-2018-10059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 12 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cacti before 1.1.37 has XSS because the get_current_page function in lib/functions.php relies on $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] instead of $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] to determine a page name.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cacti Cacti.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10059?

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-2018-10059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10059, GHSA-v3j4-242x-4vhx.

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