What is CVE-2023-50250?

CVE-2023-50250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-50250?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-50250 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Cacti

CVE-2023-50250

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-12-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cacti — versions 1.2.25, <= 1.2.25

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-xwqc-7jc4-xm73 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950b2d9db35edbaf07d680/templates_… (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50250?: CVE-2023-50250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-50250?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50250 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.