Cross-site scripting in cacti
Priority LOW 32CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in templates_import.php (Cacti 1.2.13) due to Improper escaping of error message during template import preview in the xml_path field
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02804 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cacti Group, Inc. | cacti | 1.2.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- cacti VendorThe Cacti Group, Inc. Affected 1.2.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q49-9j54-8r38
References
More The Cacti Group, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01448 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config_settings.php in Cacti before 0.8.6e… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01400 Cacti before 0.6.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "Data Input" option in console mode. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-00140 Dynamic code evaluation vulnerability in tests/tmssql.php test script in ADOdb for PHP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00139 The server.php test script in ADOdb for PHP before 4.70, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02030 config.php in Cacti 0.8.6e and earlier allows remote attackers to set the no_http_headers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03010 graph_image.php in Cacti 0.8.6i, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-25706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q49-9j54-8r38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-25706 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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