# CVE-2009-4032: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7e allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vector

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7e allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) graph.php, (2) include/top_graph_header.php, (3) lib/html_form.php, and (4) lib/timespan_settings.php, as demonstrated by the (a) graph_end or (b) graph_start parameters to graph.php; (c) the date1 parameter in a tree action to graph_view.php; and the (d) page_refresh and (e) default_dual_pane_width parameters to graph_settings.php.

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## References

- http://www.cacti.net/download_patches.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508129/100/0/threaded
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0292.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01390.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38087
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09758120/index.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54388
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41041
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-003901.html
- http://docs.cacti.net/#cross-site_scripting_fixes
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0635.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/25/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/30/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37481
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/25/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/26/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37109
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3325
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37934
- http://www.osvdb.org/60483
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294573
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00166.html
- http://www.cacti.net/downloads/patches/0.8.7e/cross_site_fix.patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33374
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10234

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