# CVE-2023-37543: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can access any graph by modifying the local_graph_id parameter, exposing sensitive monitoring data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37543, GHSA-4x82-8w8m-w8hj, GHSA-6cj8-h4pg-p2jv, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37543

## What is CVE-2023-37543?

CVE-2023-37543 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 10 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cacti before 1.2.6 allows IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) for accessing any graph via a modified local_graph_id parameter to graph_xport.php. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-16723.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37543?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-37543 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37543 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-2023-37543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37543 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 10 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37543 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-2023-37543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37543/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.