# CVE-2022-48547: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the ref parameter in Cacti's password change page, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 22 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48547, GHSA-56hw-m8c6-f8jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48547

## What is CVE-2022-48547?

CVE-2022-48547 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 22 Aug 2023. 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

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.7g and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "ref" parameter at auth_changepassword.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48547?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-48547 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48547 exists.

## 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-2022-48547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48547 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 22 Aug 2023. 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-2022-48547 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-2022-48547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.