XSS in Cacti
CVE-2021-23225
Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field during creation of a new user via "Copy" method at user_admin.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cacti — versions 1.1.38
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Cacti — versions 1.1.38
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.cacti.net/info/changelog (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23225?
- CVE-2021-23225 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23225?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.