#VU40712 Cross-site scripting in Fedora - CVE-2015-2665

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40712

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2665

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Fedoraproject

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Cacti before 0.8.8d. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 22 - 24

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183449.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183454.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183919.html
https://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_8d.php
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3295
https://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-VD-15-017/
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75309
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032672

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.