#VU7543 Stored cross-site scripting in Cacti - CVE-2017-11163

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#VU7543 Stored cross-site scripting in Cacti - CVE-2017-11163

Published: July 15, 2017 / Updated: July 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7543
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11163
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cacti
Software vendor:
The Cacti Group, Inc.

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in aggregate_graphs.php in Cacti 1.1.12 when processing HTTP Referer header. A remote authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code and execute it in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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