Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An admin user can create a device with a malicious hostname containing php code and repeat the installation process (completing only step 5 of the installation process is enough, no need to complete the steps before or after it) to use a php file as the cacti log file. After having the malicious hostname end up in the logs (log poisoning), one can simply go to the log file url to execute commands to achieve RCE. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.28 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An admin user can create a device with     a malicious hostname containing php code and repeat the installation process (completing only step 5 of     the installation process is enough, no need to complete the steps before or after it) to use a php file as     the cacti log file. After having the malicious hostname end up in the logs (log poisoning), one can simply     go to the log file url to execute commands to achieve RCE. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.28     and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    (CVE-2024-43363)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An authenticated Cacti user can abuse
    graph creation and graph template functionality to create arbitrary PHP scripts in the web root of the
    application, leading to remote code execution on the server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.
    (CVE-2025-24367)

  - Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Versions of Cacti prior to 1.2.27
    are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, a type of cross-site scripting where malicious scripts are
    permanently stored on a target server and served to users who access a particular page. Version 1.2.27
    contains a patch for the issue. (CVE-2024-27082)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `fileurl` parameter is not
    properly sanitized when saving external links in `links.php` . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some
    html code which is passed to the `print` function in `link.php` and `index.php`, finally leading to stored
    XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the `fileurl` parameter in the http
    post request while creating external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known as XSS
    (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a web
    page without proper validation or escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28. All
    users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. (CVE-2024-43362)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An admin user can create a device with
    a malicious hostname containing php code and repeat the installation process (completing only step 5 of
    the installation process is enough, no need to complete the steps before or after it) to use a php file as
    the cacti log file. After having the malicious hostname end up in the logs (log poisoning), one can simply
    go to the log file url to execute commands to achieve RCE. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.28
    and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    (CVE-2024-43363)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `title` parameter is not properly
    sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said title parameter is stored in the
    database and reflected back to user in index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege
    to create external links can manipulate the `title` parameter in the http post request while creating
    external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known as XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs
    when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a web page without proper validation or
    escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28. All users are advised to upgrade. There
    are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-43364)

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `fileurl` parameter is not
    properly sanitized when saving external links in `links.php` . Morever, the said fileurl is placed in some
    html code which is passed to the `print` function in `link.php` and `index.php`, finally leading to stored
    XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the `fileurl` parameter in the http
    post request while creating external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known as XSS
    (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a web
    page without proper validation or escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28. All
    users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. (CVE-2024-43362)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An admin user can create a device with
    a malicious hostname containing php code and repeat the installation process (completing only step 5 of
    the installation process is enough, no need to complete the steps before or after it) to use a php file as
    the cacti log file. After having the malicious hostname end up in the logs (log poisoning), one can simply
    go to the log file url to execute commands to achieve RCE. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.28
    and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    (CVE-2024-43363)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The `title` parameter is not properly
    sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said title parameter is stored in the
    database and reflected back to user in index.php, finally leading to stored XSS. Users with the privilege
    to create external links can manipulate the `title` parameter in the http post request while creating
    external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known as XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs
    when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a web page without proper validation or
    escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28. All users are advised to upgrade. There
    are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-43364)

  - Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. The`consolenewsection` parameter is
    not properly sanitized when saving external links in links.php . Morever, the said consolenewsection
    parameter is stored in the database and reflected back to user in `index.php`, finally leading to stored
    XSS. Users with the privilege to create external links can manipulate the “consolenewsection” parameter in
    the http post request while creating external links to perform stored XSS attacks. The vulnerability known
    as XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) occurs when an application allows untrusted user input to be displayed on a
    web page without proper validation or escaping. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.2.28.
    All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2024-43365)

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4048 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4048-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     February 10, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : cacti     Version        : 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-43362 CVE-2024-43363 CVE-2024-43364 CVE-2024-43365                      CVE-2024-45598 CVE-2024-47875 CVE-2024-48910 CVE-2024-54145                      CVE-2025-22604 CVE-2025-24367 CVE-2025-24368


    Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cacti, a web     interface for graphing of monitoring systems, which could result in     cross-site scripting, SQL injection, or command injection.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5.

    We recommend that you upgrade your cacti packages.

    For the detailed security status of cacti please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cacti

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5862 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5862-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     February 10, 2025                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : cacti     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-27082 CVE-2024-43362 CVE-2024-43363 CVE-2024-43364                      CVE-2024-43365 CVE-2024-45598 CVE-2024-54145 CVE-2025-22604                      CVE-2025-24367 CVE-2025-24368     Debian Bug     : 1094574

    Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cacti, a web     interface for graphing of monitoring systems, which could result in     cross-site scripting, SQL injection, or command injection.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5.

    We recommend that you upgrade your cacti packages.

    For the detailed security status of cacti please refer to its security     tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cacti

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
251120	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43363	Nessus	Misc.	high
427558	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.29-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
427558	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.29-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
425974	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.28-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
425974	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.28-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
216095	Debian dla-4048 : cacti - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
215468	Debian dsa-5862 : cacti - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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