LibreNMS Misc Section Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Description

StoredXSS-LibreNMS-MiscSection

Description:

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

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=override-config&device_id=1&attrib=override_icmp_disable&state="><img%20src%20onerror="alert(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.

The vulnerability in the line:

$attrib_val = get_dev_attrib($device, $name);

within the dynamic_override_config function arises because the value of $attrib_val is retrieved from untrusted data without any sanitization or encoding (at Line 778).

When dynamic_override_config is called, the unescaped $attrib_val is injected directly into the HTML (at misc.inc.php).

Proof of Concept:
1. Add a new device through the LibreNMS interface.
2. Edit the newly created device and select the Misc section.
3. In any of the following fields: "Override default ssh port", "Override default telnet port", "Override default http port" or "Unix agent port", enter the payload: "><img src onerror="alert(document.cookie)">.
4. Save the changes.
5. Observe that when the page loads, the XSS payload executes, triggering a popup that displays the current cookies.

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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 17:32:55 UTC
Updated
2025-03-25 15:48:17 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-01-16 17:32:55 UTC
NVD published
2025-01-16

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
4.29% 88.63%

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 >= 23.9.0, < 24.10.1 24.11.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence