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

  - In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after
    sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may
    execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0. (CVE-2020-11022)

  - In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option>
    elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods
    (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.
    (CVE-2020-11023)

  - PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a
    double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail
    relay processing the message. (CVE-2020-13625)

  - A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter.
    This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries. (CVE-2020-14295)

This update for cacti, cacti-spine fixes the following issues :

  - cacti 1.2.13 :

  - Query XSS vulnerabilities require vendor package update     (CVE-2020-11022 / CVE-2020-11023)

  - Lack of escaping on some pages can lead to XSS exposure

  - Update PHPMailer to 6.1.6 (CVE-2020-13625)

  - SQL Injection vulnerability due to input validation     failure when editing colors (CVE-2020-14295,     boo#1173090)

  - Lack of escaping on template import can lead to XSS     exposure

  - switch from cron to systemd timers (boo#1115436) :

  + cacti-cron.timer

  + cacti-cron.service

  - avoid potential root escalation on systems with     fs.protected_hardlinks=0 (boo#1154087): handle directory     permissions in file section instead of using chown     during post installation

  - rewrote apache configuration to get rid of .htaccess     files and explicitely disable directory permissions per     default (only allow a limited, well-known set of     directories)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5214-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Cacti was incorrectly validating permissions for user accounts that had been     recently disabled. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this to obtain unauthorized access to     application and system data. (CVE-2020-13230)

    It was discovered that Cacti was incorrectly performing authorization checks in auth_profile.php. A remote     unauthenticated attacker could use this to perform a CSRF attack and set a new admin email or make other     changes. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-13231)

    It was discovered that Cacti incorrectly handled user provided input sent through request parameters to     the color.php script. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to perform SQL injection     attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-14295)

    It was discovered that Cacti did not properly escape file input fields when performing template import     operations for various themes. An authenticated attacker could use this to perform XSS attacks. This issue     only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-14424)

    It was discovered that Cacti incorrectly handled user provided input sent through request parameters to     the data_debug.php script. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to perform SQL injection     attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-35701)

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

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

Cacti developers reports :

Multiple fixes for bundled jQuery to prevent code exec (CVE-2020-11022, CVE-2020-11023).

PHPMail contains a escaping bug (CVE-2020-13625).

SQL Injection via color.php in Cacti (CVE-2020-14295).

- Update to 1.2.13

Release notes: https://www.cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.2.13

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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

  - A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter.
    This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries. (CVE-2020-14295)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202007-03 (Cacti: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cacti. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
403768	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.13-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	10/31/2023	7/2/2026	high
403768	Alpine: multiple cacti packages: security update to 1.2.13-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	10/31/2023	7/2/2026	high
138985	openSUSE Security Update : cacti / cacti-spine (openSUSE-2020-1060)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/27/2020	1/24/2025	high
183149	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM : Cacti vulnerabilities (USN-5214-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/16/2023	9/3/2025	high
139112	FreeBSD : Cacti -- multiple vulnerabilities (cd2dc126-cfe4-11ea-9172-4c72b94353b5)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	7/30/2020	1/24/2025	high
138866	Fedora 32 : cacti / cacti-spine (2020-8a15713da2)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/23/2020	2/29/2024	high
259780	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-14295	Nessus	Misc.	8/30/2025	7/26/2026	high
138926	GLSA-202007-03 : Cacti: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	7/27/2020	1/24/2025	high
138865	Fedora 31 : cacti / cacti-spine (2020-7dddce530c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/23/2020	2/29/2024	high

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