LibreNMS Ports Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Description

StoredXSS-LibreNMS-Ports

Description:

Stored XSS on the parameter:
/ajax_form.php -> param: descr

Request:

POST /ajax_form.php HTTP/1.1
Host: <your_host>
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest
X-CSRF-TOKEN: <your_XSRF_token>
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
Cookie: <your_cookie>

type=update-ifalias&descr=%22%3E%3Cimg+src+onerror%3D%22alert(1)%22%3E&ifName=lo&port_id=1&device_id=1

of Librenms version 24.10.1 (https://github.com/librenms/librenms) allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts. When a user views or interacts with the page displaying the data, the malicious script executes immediately, leading to potential unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Proof of Concept:
1. Add a new device through the LibreNMS interface.
2. Edit the newly created device and select the "ports" section.
3. In the "Description" field, enter the following payload: "><img src onerror="alert(1)">.
4. Save the changes.
5. The XSS vulnerability is triggered when accessing the "ports" tab, and the payload is executed again when hovering over the modified value in the "Port" field.

Payload:
payload

Executes:
image
The script execution vulnerability in the description field, as shown in the image, occurs at Line 63 of functions.inc.php

$overlib_content = '<div class=overlib><span class=overlib-text>' . $text . '</span><br />';

image

Impact:

Execution of Malicious Code

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2025-01-16 17:32:30 UTC
Updated
2025-03-25 15:47:37 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-01-16 17:32:30 UTC
NVD published
2025-01-16

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.16% 36.85%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
4.6 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Credits

  • tCu0n9 (reporter)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
composer librenms/librenms < 24.10.1 24.11.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence