CVE-2013-5588
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote...
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.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.24%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.8.8b+dfsg-3cacti +5 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cactiDebian:12 | before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 | 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 |
cactiDebian:13 | before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 | 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 |
cactiDebian:14 | before 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 | 0.8.8b+dfsg-3 |
cactiDebian: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 |
cactiDebian: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 |
cactiopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs | before 0.8.8h-1.2 | 0.8.8h-1.2 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5588- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-5428No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-5428- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cpNo score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allow remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cp- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-5588No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1No 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-2013-5588No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/62001
secunia.com/advisories/54652
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2747
bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2383
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00034.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5588
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r75-j6jg-x3cp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5588
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5588
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5588
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5588