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CVE-2018-20725

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0...

4.8 MediumFix available

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.03%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
CVE-2018-20725
CVSS 3.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
CVE-2018-20725
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13270 No score

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
EUVD-2018-13270
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rpc3-5pr4-95g6 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0...

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
GHSA-rpc3-5pr4-95g6
CVSS 3.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
CVE-2018-20725
CVSS 3.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20725 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20725
CVSS 3.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20725 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in graph_templates.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Graph Vertical Label.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20725
CVSS 3.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0272-1 No score

Security update for cacti, cacti-spine

This update for cacti, cacti-spine fixes the following issues:

cacti-spine was updated to version 1.2.9.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2009-4112: Fixed a privilege escalation (bsc#1122535).
  • CVE-2018-20723: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122245).
  • CVE-2018-20724: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122244).
  • CVE-2018-20725: Fixed a privilege escalation that could occur under certain conditions (bsc#1122535).
  • CVE-2018-20726: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122242).
  • CVE-2019-16723: Fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • CVE-2019-17357: Fixed an SQL injection vulnerability (bsc#1158990).
  • CVE-2019-17358: Fixed an unsafe deserialization in sanitize_unserialize_selected_items (bsc#1158992).
  • CVE-2020-7106: Fixed a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1163749).
  • CVE-2020-7237: Fixed a remote code execution that affected privileged users via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field (bsc#1161297).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Fixed missing packages php-json, php-ctype, and php-gd in cacti.spec (boo#1101024).
  • Fixed Apache2.4 and Apache2.2 runtime configuration issue (boo#1101139).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0272-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0284-1 No score

Security update for cacti, cacti-spine

This update for cacti, cacti-spine fixes the following issues:

cacti-spine was updated to version 1.2.9.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2009-4112: Fixed a privilege escalation (bsc#1122535).
  • CVE-2018-20723: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122245).
  • CVE-2018-20724: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122244).
  • CVE-2018-20725: Fixed a privilege escalation that could occur under certain conditions (bsc#1122535).
  • CVE-2018-20726: Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1122242).
  • CVE-2019-16723: Fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • CVE-2019-17357: Fixed an SQL injection vulnerability (bsc#1158990).
  • CVE-2019-17358: Fixed an unsafe deserialization in sanitize_unserialize_selected_items (bsc#1158992).
  • CVE-2020-7106: Fixed a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (bsc#1163749).
  • CVE-2020-7237: Fixed a remote code execution that affected privileged users via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field (bsc#1161297).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Fixed missing packages php-json, php-ctype, and php-gd in cacti.spec (boo#1101024).
  • Fixed Apache2.4 and Apache2.2 runtime configuration issue (boo#1101139).

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0284-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1 No score

Security update for cacti, cacti-spine

This update for cacti, cacti-spine to version 1.2.11 fixes the following issues:

This update is fixing multiple vulnerabilities and adding bug fixes. For more details consult the changes file.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0565-1 No score

Security update for cacti, cacti-spine

This update for cacti, cacti-spine to version 1.2.11 fixes the following issues:

This update is fixing multiple vulnerabilities and adding bug fixes. For more details consult the changes file.

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0565-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1 No score

cacti-1.2.18-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cacti-1.2.18-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cacti
Debian:12
 before 1.2.1+ds1-1
1.2.1+ds1-1
cacti
Debian:13
 before 1.2.1+ds1-1
1.2.1+ds1-1
cacti
Debian:14
 before 1.2.1+ds1-1
1.2.1+ds1-1
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.8b+dfsg-30.8.8b+dfsg-50.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.10.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm10.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm2
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.8f+ds1-20.8.8f+ds1-30.8.8f+ds1-40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu2
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0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu30.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.040.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.20.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm2
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.1.18+ds1-11.1.27+ds1-21.1.27+ds1-31.1.28+ds1-21.1.35+ds1-1
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1.1.36+ds1-11.1.38+ds1-11.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
 None known
cacti
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.2.9-lp151.3.3.1
1.2.9-lp151.3.3.1
cacti-spine
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.2.9-lp151.3.3.1
1.2.9-lp151.3.3.1
cacti
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.2.9-bp151.4.3.1
1.2.9-bp151.4.3.1
cacti-spine
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.2.9-bp151.4.3.1
1.2.9-bp151.4.3.1
Show 7 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cacti
SUSE:Package Hub 12
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-5.1
1.2.11-5.1
cacti-spine
SUSE:Package Hub 12
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-2.1
1.2.11-2.1
cacti
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-5.1
1.2.11-5.1
cacti-spine
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-2.1
1.2.11-2.1
cacti
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-bp151.4.6.1
1.2.11-bp151.4.6.1
cacti-spine
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.2.11-bp151.4.6.1
1.2.11-bp151.4.6.1
cacti
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 1.2.18-1.2
1.2.18-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-20725 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Cacti, published January 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.2.1+ds1-1.

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