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title: "CVE-2023-39366\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39366?format=md
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# CVE-2023-39366

Publication date 5 September 2023

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39366?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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 stored in
the \_cacti\_'s database. These data will be viewed by administrative \_cacti\_
accounts and execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser at view-time.
The `data\_sources.php` script displays the data source management
information (e.g. data source path, polling configuration etc.) for
different data visualizations of the \_cacti\_ app.
CENSUS found that an adversary that is able to configure a malicious Device
name, can deploy a stored XSS attack against any user of the same (or
broader) privileges. A user that possesses the \_General
Administration>Sites/Devices/Data\_ permissions can configure the device
names in \_cacti\_. This configuration occurs through
`http://<HOST>/cacti/host.php`, while the rendered malicious payload is
exhibited at `http://<HOST>/cacti/data\_sources.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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cacti | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | High |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-39366)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39366)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-39366)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-39366)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-rwhh-xxm6-vcrv>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39366>