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CVE-2008-0783

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7 before 0.8.7b and 0.8.6 before 0.8.6k allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the view_type parameter to graph.php; (2) the filter parameter to graph_view.php; (3) the action parameter to the draw_navigation_text function in lib/functions.php, reachable through index.php (aka the login page) or data_input.php; or (4) the login_username parameter to index.php.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0783 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from cacti organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-02-14T23:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cacti	cacti	0.6.7	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.1	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.2	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.2a	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.3	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.3a	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.4	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.5	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.5a	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.6c	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.6f	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.6i	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.6j	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.7	Yes
Application	cacti	cacti	0.8.7a	Yes

References

http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=1245 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28872 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28976 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29274 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30045 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-18.xml ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3657 ([email protected])
http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_7b.php Patch ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1569 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:052 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488013/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488018/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27749 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34991 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019414 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0540 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432758 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50575 ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00570.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00593.html ([email protected])
http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=1245 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28872 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28976 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29274 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30045 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-18.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3657 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_7b.php Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1569 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:052 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488013/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488018/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27749 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34991 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019414 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0540 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432758 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50575 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00570.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00593.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cacti's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.