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medium 5.4

CVE-2023-50250 json

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability when Import xml template file

published 2023-12-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-55066

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. A reflection cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in version 1.2.25. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform actions on behalf of other users. The vulnerability is found in `templates_import.php.` When uploading an xml template file, if the XML file does not pass the check, the server will give a JavaScript pop-up prompt, which contains unfiltered xml template file name, resulting in XSS. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute actions on behalf of other users. This ability to impersonate users could lead to unauthorized changes to settings. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Patch / fix

  • cacti Debian 12 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2
  • cacti Debian 14, Debian 13 1.2.26+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50250

  • cacti openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.26-1.1
  • cacti-spine Package Hub 15 SP5, Package Hub 12, openSUSE Leap 15.5 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1
  • cacti Package Hub 15 SP5, Package Hub 12, openSUSE Leap 15.5 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13533-1openSUSE-SU-2024:0031-1

  • cacti Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 1.2.26-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-50250

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-50250 updated cvss 5.4

cacti: Multiple vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-xwqc-7jc4-xm73 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950b2d9db35edbaf07d680/templates_import.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Cacti cacti

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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