CVE-2020-25706

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Published Nov 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

The Cacti Group, Inc.

cacti

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.2.13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3252-1	cacti security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-18361	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

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.694% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25706
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/39458efcd5286d50e6b7f905fedcdc1059354e6e
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3723
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00039.html

History

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Subscriptions

Cacti Cacti

Debian Debian Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:40 PM
Reserved: Sep 16, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM

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