CVE-2021-26247 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-26247: As an unauthenticated remote user, visit "http://<CACTI_SERVER>/auth_changepassword.php?ref=<script>alert(1)</script>" to successfully execute the JavaScript payload present in the "ref" URL parameter.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

EPSS:7.1% · 30-day exploit probability93th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-26247 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in0.8.7i-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in0.8.7i-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cacti→ fixed in0.8.7i-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cacti
```

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