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Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field during creation of a new user via "Copy" method at user_admin.php.
- Products
- cacti
- Affected versions
- 0.8.8b+dfsg-3, 0.8.8b+dfsg-5, 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1, 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2, 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm1, 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm2, 0.8.8f+ds1-2, 0.8.8f+ds1-3, 0.8.8f+ds1-4, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu1, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu2, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu3, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.1, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm1, 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm2, 1.1.18+ds1-1, 1.1.27+ds1-2, 1.1.27+ds1-3, 1.1.28+ds1-2, 1.1.35+ds1-1, 1.1.36+ds1-1, 1.1.38+ds1-1, 1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3, 1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1, 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1, 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1, 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm1, 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2, 1.2.16+ds1-2ubuntu1, 1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1, 1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm1, 1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1, 1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm1, 1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2, 1.2.25+ds1-2, 1.2.26+ds1-1, 1.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1, 1.2.28+ds1-4ubuntu1, 1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu1, 1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu2, 1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu3, 1.2.31+ds1-3ubuntu2, 1.2.4+ds1-2ubuntu3, 1.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu1, 1.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-23225
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Cacti 1.1.38 allows authenticated users with User Management permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the "new_username" field during creation of a new user via "Copy" method at user_admin.php.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23225
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Complete source record
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