CVE-2018-20724

Public Exploit

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in pollers.php in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Website Hostname for Data Collectors.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/2212 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/CHANGELOG third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/1f42478506d83d188f68ce5ff41728a7bd159f53 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20724?
CVE-2018-20724 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20724?
To fix CVE-2018-20724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20724 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20724 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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