CVE-2024-27082 Cacti Cross-site Scripting vulnerability when managing trees

High 7.6 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Cacti tree management, leading to session hijacking or code execution for other users.

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-2024-27082?

CVE-2024-27082 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 13 May 2024. 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 provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Versions of Cacti prior to 1.2.27 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, a type of cross-site scripting where malicious scripts are permanently stored on a target server and served to users who access a particular page. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for the issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27082?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cacti Cacti.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27082?

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-2024-27082 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-27082 exists.

All Cacti Cacti vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27082, GHSA-j868-7vjp-rp9h, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27082.

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