CVE-2023-39360 Reflected Cross-site Scripting in graphs_new.php in Cacti
An authenticated user can inject malicious scripts via the returnto parameter in graphs_new.php, allowing data poisoning and potential session hijacking.
- 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-2023-39360?
CVE-2023-39360 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 5 Sep 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
Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework.Affected versions are subject to a Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability allows an authenticated user to poison data. The vulnerability is found in `graphs_new.php`. Several validations are performed, but the `returnto` parameter is directly passed to `form_save_button`. In order to bypass this validation, returnto must contain `host.php`. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to update should manually filter HTML output.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39360?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cacti Cacti, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39360?
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-2023-39360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39360 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 CLEANSTART-2024-WP19421, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39360, GHSA-gx8c-xvjh-9qh4, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39360.