CVE-2013-5588

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote...

4.3 MediumFix available

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the step parameter to install/index.php or (2) the id parameter to cacti/host.php.

Exploit likelihood

1.24%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2013-5588
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-5588
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-5428 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-5428
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cp No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote...

Record: GHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cp
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2013-5588
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-5588 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5588
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 No score

cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-5588 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5588
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cacti` Debian:12	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3	0.8.8b+dfsg-3
`cacti` Debian:13	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3	0.8.8b+dfsg-3
`cacti` Debian:14	before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3	0.8.8b+dfsg-3
`cacti` Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.8.7g-1+squeeze3, plus listed versions 0.8.7g-10.8.7g-1+squeeze10.8.7g-1+squeeze2	0.8.7g-1+squeeze3
`cacti` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u2, plus listed versions 0.8.8a+dfsg-50.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u1	0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u2
`cacti` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs	before 0.8.8h-1.2	0.8.8h-1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2013-5588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Cacti, published August 29, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in cacti 0.8.8b+dfsg-3.

References

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