CVE-2024-43362
Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-40250
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-40250- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-43362
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-43362
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-43362
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The fileurl parameter is not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some html code which is passed to the print function in link.php and index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the fileurl 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 issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cactiAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.2.28-r0 | 1.2.28-r0 |
cactiAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.2.28-r0 | 1.2.28-r01.2.29-r0 |
cactiAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.2.28-r0 | 1.2.28-r01.2.29-r0 |
cactiAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.2.28-r0 | 1.2.28-r01.2.29-r0 |
cactiAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.2.28-r0 | 1.2.28-r01.2.29-r0 |
cactiDebian:12 |
before 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5, plus listed versions 1.2.24+ds1-11.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u11.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u21.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u31.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u4 |
1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5 |
cactiDebian:13 |
before 1.2.28+ds1-1 | 1.2.28+ds1-1 |
cactiDebian:14 |
before 1.2.28+ds1-1 | 1.2.28+ds1-1 |
cactiDebian:11 |
before 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5, plus listed versions 1.2.16+ds1-21.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u11.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u21.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u31.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4 |
1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5 |
cactiUbuntu: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 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cactiUbuntu: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 Show 7 moreShow less0.8.8f+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 |
cactiUbuntu: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 Show 5 moreShow less1.1.36+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 |
cactiUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.4+ds1-2ubuntu31.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu11.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu21.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2 |
None known |
cactiUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.16+ds1-2ubuntu11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2 |
None known |
cactiUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.25+ds1-21.2.26+ds1-11.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
cactiUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.28+ds1-4ubuntu11.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
cactiUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu21.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu31.2.31+ds1-3ubuntu2 |
None known |
cactiUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu11.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-43362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Cacti, published October 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.6%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.2.28-r0.
References
github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-wh9c-v56x-v77c
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00010.html
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-43362
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43362
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-43362
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43362
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43362