CVE-2018-20726

Public Exploit

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in host.php (via tree.php) in Cacti before 1.2.0 due to lack of escaping of unintended characters in the Website Hostname field for Devices.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
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/commit/80c2a88fb2afb93f87703ba4641f9970478c102d third party advisory patch
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/CHANGELOG third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/2213 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
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-2018-20726?
CVE-2018-20726 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20726?
To fix CVE-2018-20726, 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-2018-20726 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20726 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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