LibreNMS: Stored XSS via graph_descr admin config settings echoed without escaping to all authenticated users
Summary
The graph_descr.<graphtype> family of settings is echoed verbatim without htmlspecialchars() in includes/html/pages/graphs.inc.php:194. Any admin can store a malicious HTML payload that executes in every authenticated user's browser viewing that graph type.
CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N — 4.8 Medium
Details
// graphs.inc.php:194
echo LibrenmsConfig::get('graph_descr.' . $vars['type']);
PoC
PUT /settings/graph_descr.device_processor
{"value": "<img src=x onerror=\"alert('ADV-15')\">"}
GET /graphs?type=device_processor
→ <img src=x onerror="alert('ADV-15')">
Fix
echo htmlspecialchars(LibrenmsConfig::get('graph_descr.' . $vars['type']), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
Prerequisite
Admin session to set the config value.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | librenms/librenms | < 26.7.0 | 26.7.0 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
librenms/librenms- Disclosed
- 18.08.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7cj5-v4pp-v632 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: librenms/librenms
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- 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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