Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cdef.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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 | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 7 | cacti | 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u3 | DSA-2970-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cacti | 0.8.8h-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2970-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7443
- FEDORA-2014-4928 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
- 20140324 Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory [DTC-A-20140324-001] vulnerabilities in cacti mailing-list
- 59203 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2431
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0479 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2014-4892 vendor-advisory
- 66390 vdb-entry
- 57647 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2970 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125849/Deutsche-Telekom-CERT-Advisory-DTC-A-20140324-001.html
- GLSA-201509-03 vendor-advisory