CVE-2023-39364 Open redirect in change password functionality in Cacti

Low 3.5 Published 5 Sep 2023 Updated 13 Feb 2025

Attackers can redirect Cacti users to malicious sites after password changes, facilitating phishing or malware distribution.

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-2023-39364?

CVE-2023-39364 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 5 Sep 2023. 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 is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. In Cacti 1.2.24, users with console access can be redirected to an arbitrary website after a change password performed via a specifically crafted URL. The `auth_changepassword.php` file accepts `ref` as a URL parameter and reflects it in the form used to perform the change password. It's value is used to perform a redirect via `header` PHP function. A user can be tricked in performing the change password operation, e.g., via a phishing message, and then interacting with the malicious website where the redirection has been performed, e.g., downloading malwares, providing credentials, etc. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39364?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cacti Cacti, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39364?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-39364 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39364 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-YU21875, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39364, GHSA-4pjv-rmrp-r59x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39364.