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CVE-2024-31444: Cacti XSS vulnerability in lib/html.php by reading dirty data stored in database

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 25/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: cacti (Debian:11) 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4; cacti (Debian:12) 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3; cacti (Debian:13) 1.2.27+ds1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to cacti (Debian:11) 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4; cacti (Debian:12) 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3; cacti (Debian:13) 1.2.27+ds1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Prior to version 1.2.27, some of the data stored in `automation_tree_rules_form_save()` function in `automation_tree_rules.php` is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the HTML statement in `form_confirm()` function from `lib/html.php` , finally resulting in cross-site scripting. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for the issue.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 14, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
14.6% · 96th percentile

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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 14.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.4
CNA · GitHub_M
4.6
0.8 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
cacticacti
fedoraprojectfedora

Limit the impact of XSS

This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cacti cactibefore 1.2.27
  • fedoraproject fedora39

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Cacti cacti

    • < 1.2.27affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11cactibefore 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u41.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4
Debian:12cactibefore 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u31.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3
Debian:13cactibefore 1.2.27+ds1-11.2.27+ds1-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5cactibefore 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.11.2.27-bp155.2.9.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.5cacti-spinebefore 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.11.2.27-bp155.2.9.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6cactibefore 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.11.2.27-bp156.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6cacti-spinebefore 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.11.2.27-bp156.2.3.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedcactibefore 1.2.27-1.11.2.27-1.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cactibefore 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.11.2.27-bp155.2.9.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cacti-spinebefore 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.11.2.27-bp155.2.9.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6cactibefore 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.11.2.27-bp156.2.3.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6cacti-spinebefore 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.11.2.27-bp156.2.3.1

Same product

cacti: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-30268May 14, 2024 · Cacti XSS vulnerability in display_settings
    24Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-31443May 14, 2024 · Cacti XSS vulnerability in lib/html_tree.php by reading dirty data stored in database
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-31445May 14, 2024 · SQL Injection vulnerability in automation_get_new_graphs_sql
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:cacti1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti-spine1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti-spine1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-43364146 days apartStored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
    43Plan
  • CVE-2024-43365146 days apartStored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-43362146 days apartStored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) when creating external links in Cacti
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2024-302680 days apartCacti XSS vulnerability in display_settings
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-50250144 days apartCross-Site Scripting vulnerability when Import xml template file
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-39360252 days apartReflected Cross-site Scripting in graphs_new.php in Cacti
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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