CVE-2010-2544

Cacti < 0.8.7g - Cross-Site Scripting via Filter Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-2544. PoCs published by Marc Schoenefeld.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cacti versions prior to 0.8.7g. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input in the 'filter' parameter, allowing arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in utilities.php in Cacti before 0.8.7g, as used in Red Hat High Performance Computing (HPC) Solution and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Marc Schoenefeld · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34504

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cacti versions prior to 0.8.7g. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input in the 'filter' parameter, allowing arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cacti < 0.8.7g
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Cacti web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:160
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42575
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/41041
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127978954522586&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0635.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_7g.php
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128017203704299&w=2
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459105
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2132
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=6025
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61226

Scores

EPSS 0.0431
EPSS Percentile 89.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (38)
cacti/cacti 0.5
cacti/cacti 0.6
cacti/cacti 0.6.1
cacti/cacti 0.6.2
cacti/cacti 0.6.3
cacti/cacti 0.6.4
cacti/cacti 0.6.5
cacti/cacti 0.6.6
cacti/cacti 0.6.7
cacti/cacti 0.6.8
... and 28 more
Published Aug 23, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026