# CVE-2018-18478: Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues in LibreNMS before 1.44 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the d

- Also known as: GHSA-9M82-F3WX-P625
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.44
- Published: 2018-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- librenms/librenms (Packagist): fixed in 1.44

## Description

Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues in LibreNMS before 1.44 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dashboard_name parameter in the /ajax_form.php resource, related to html/includes/forms/add-dashboard.inc.php, html/includes/forms/delete-dashboard.inc.php, and html/includes/forms/edit-dashboard.inc.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, librenms/librenms, upgrade to a fixed version (1.44) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/librenms/librenms/releases/tag/1.44
- https://github.com/librenms/librenms/issues/9170
- https://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-18478-libre-nms-1-43-cross-site-scripting-persistente/
- https://github.com/librenms/librenms/pull/9171

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