CVE-2023-49088
Publication date 22 December 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. The fix applied for CVE-2023-39515 in version 1.2.25 is incomplete as it enables an adversary to have a victim browser execute malicious code when a victim user hovers their mouse over the malicious data source path in `data_debug.php`. To perform the cross-site scripting attack, the adversary needs to be an authorized cacti user with the following permissions: `General Administration>Sites/Devices/Data`. The victim of this attack could be any account with permissions to view `http://<HOST>/cacti/data_debug.php`. As of time of publication, no complete fix has been included in Cacti.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cacti | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.1 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |