Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in utilities.php in Cacti before 0.8.7g, as used in Red Hat High Performance Computing (HPC) Solution and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 0.8.7g-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 0.8.7g-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 0.8.7g-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | GeoIP +1 | 1.4.7-0.1.20090931cvs.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | blacs-mvapich1-gnu | 20000224-7 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | blacs-openmpi-gnu | 20000224-9 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | cacti | 0.8.7g-1.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-RHEL-OFED +1 | 5.5-2 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-cacti | 0.1-49 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-ganglia-agent-v3_0 | 3.0-3.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-ganglia-server-v3_0 | 3.0-3 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-lava-compute-v1_0 | 1.0-6 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-mvapich1-libraries | 0.1-4 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-nagios-installer-v2_12 | 2.12-4 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | component-ntop-v3_3 | 3.3-12 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | environment-modules | 3.2.7b-7.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | iozone | 3-5.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-cacti | 0.8.7-47 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-ganglia | 3.0-8 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-hpc | 0.1-5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-lava | 1.0-11 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-nagios | 2.12-6 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-ntop | 3.3-13 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kit-rhel_java | 1.6.0-3.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kusu-appglobals-tool | 5.5-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | kusu-ui +26 | 5.5-1 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | lava +3 | 1.0-10 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | linpack-mvapich1-gnu | 1.0a-7 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | linpack-openmpi-gnu | 1.0a-6 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | nagios-plugins +53 | 1.4.14-1.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | netcdf +1 | 3.6.2-7.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | nrpe +1 | 2.12-12.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | ntop | 3.3.9-7.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | pcm | 1.2-6 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | pcm-kit-base | 1.2-4 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | pcm-kit-hpc | 1.0-22 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | pcm-kit-ntop | 1.1-2 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | platform_mvapich | 1.2.0-0.3635.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | primitive | 0.1.1-2 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | python-IPy | 0.70-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | python-psycopg2 +2 | 2.0.14-1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
| Red Hat Hpc Solution 1 | scalapack-openmpi-gnu +1 | 1.8.0-9 | RHSA-2010:0635 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Cacti 0.8.7 (RedHat High Performance Computing [HPC]) - 'utilities.php?Filter' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-34504 · webapps · Aug 19, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0635 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat High Performance Computing (HPC) Solution 5.5 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 29, 2026
References
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc/cacti/branches/0.8.7/utilities.php?r1=6025&r2=6024&pathrev=6025
- MDVSA-2010:160 vendor-advisory
- 42575 vdb-entry
- 41041 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20100722 Cacti XSS fixes in 0.8.7g mailing-list
- RHSA-2010:0635 vendor-advisory
- http://cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_7g.php
- [oss-security] 20100726 Re: Cacti XSS fixes in 0.8.7g mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459105
- ADV-2010-2132 vdb-entry
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=6025
- cacti-utilities-xss(61226) vdb-entry