LibreNMS Cross-site Scripting at Device groups Deletion featureGHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg
MEDIUMFix: librenms/librenms@faf6603GHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.3) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in librenms/librenms. A fix is available for librenms/librenms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
XSS attacks occurs when application is not sanitising inputs properly and rendering the code from user input to browser which could allow an attacker to execute malicious javascript code.
PoC
- Login
- Create a device group in /device-groups
- Name it as
"><img src=x onerror=alert(1);> - save it
- Go to services and create a service template and add that device group into that and save it
- After that go back to device groups and delete that device, you will see XSS payload popup in message <img width="1043" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-08 at 9 15 56 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31764504/281489434-9beaebd6-b9ce-4098-a8e0-d67b185062b5.png">
Vulnerable code:
Line 173 is not sanitizing device name properly <img width="793" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-08 at 9 26 14 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31764504/281490570-5ae6e73a-37ce-4683-8bc8-81655abd8d09.png">
Impact
Cross site scripting can lead to cookie stealing attacks
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | librenms/librenms | all versions | 23.11.0composer require librenms/librenms:^23.11.0 |
Affected Products
librenmslibrenmsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for librenms/librenms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update librenms/librenms to 23.11.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg in your dependencies?
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