CVE-2021-23225 json
Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field…
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-10327
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- cacti Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.1+ds1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23225
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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-23225 updated cvss 6.5
cacti: arbitrary web script or HTML injection in "new_username"
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Cacti
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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cacti.net
/info/changelog
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00038.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-23225
- NVD CVE-2021-23225
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