Medium severity · published Jan 19, 2022
CVE-2021-23225
Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field during creation of a new user via…
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field during creation of a new user via "Copy" method at user_admin.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cacti · Cacti
1.1.38 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23225
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23225
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00038.html
Release Notes
https://www.cacti.net/info/changelog
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