CVE-2024-43365Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Frontend denial of service via stored XSS

Published Oct 7, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Stored XSS in external-link creation in Cacti before 1.2.28 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the web interface. The links.php handler stores the unsanitized consolenewsection POST value, and index.php renders it into the main console without neutralizing script markup. Creating an external link requires the relevant privilege, and a viewer must load the console before the short stored payload executes and can make console items unusable.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability25.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in external-link creation in Cacti before 1.2.28 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the web interface. The links.php handler stores the unsanitized consolenewsection POST value, and index.php renders it into the main console without neutralizing script markup. Creating an external link requires the relevant privilege, and a viewer must load the console before the short stored payload executes and can make console items unusable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43365
Published
Oct 7, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
The Cacti Group
Product
Cacti
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.28
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.2.28

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Cacti Group · Cactiversion=0 <1.2.28; version=< 1.2.28

Published CVSS scores

5.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.0NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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