CVE-2023-49086 Cacti is vulnerable to cross-Site scripting (XSS) DOM

Medium 5.4 Published 21 Dec 2023 Updated 4 Nov 2025

An authorized user can execute arbitrary JavaScript in another user's browser via a DOM XSS vulnerability in Cacti's graph creation interface.

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-2023-49086?

CVE-2023-49086 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 21 Dec 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 a robust performance and fault management framework and a frontend to RRDTool - a Time Series Database (TSDB). A vulnerability in versions prior to 1.2.27 bypasses an earlier fix for CVE-2023-39360, therefore leading to a DOM XSS attack. Exploitation of the vulnerability is possible for an authorized user. The vulnerable component is the `graphs_new.php`. The impact of the vulnerability is execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the attacked user's browser. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.27.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49086?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cacti Cacti.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49086?

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-2023-49086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-HV82987, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49086, GHSA-wc73-r2vw-59pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49086.