Vulnerability Report

CVE-2024-43364

Title: Cacti Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2024-43364.

CWE Category CWE-79
Published Date Oct 07, 2024
Modified Date Nov 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.7 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
34.19%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-43364: Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `title` parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said title parameter is stored in the database and reflected back to user in index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the `title` parameter in the http post request while creating external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known as XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a web page without proper validation or escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Impacted Vendors

T
the_cacti_group 1
C
cacti 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-fgc6-g8gc-wcg5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00010.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2024-43364 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.