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LibreNMS Cross-site Scripting at Device groups Deletion feature

  • Disclosed: 17.11.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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

  1. Login
  2. Create a device group in /device-groups
  3. Name it as "><img src=x onerror=alert(1);>
  4. save it
  5. Go to services and create a service template and add that device group into that and save it
  6. 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:

https://github.com/librenms/librenms/blob/63eeeb71722237d1461a37bb6da99fda25e02c91/app/Http/Controllers/DeviceGroupController.php#L173C21-L173C21

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 software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package librenms/librenms < 23.11.0 23.11.0

References

CVSS score 6.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
librenms/librenms
Disclosed
17.11.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8phr-637g-pxrg - 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.

All (106) in the archive
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

Severity:
  1. LibreNMS Cross-site Scripting at Device groups Deletion feature this entry
    Medium · 6.3 CVE-2023-48295 < 23.11.0 23.11.0
  2. LibreNMS — Stored XSS via SNMP/Syslog Data in Legacy Templates
    High · 7.1 CVE-2026-84192 < 26.5.0 26.5.0
  3. LibreNMS: SSRF-driven stored XSS via Oxidized API response fields in device showconfig page
    High · 8.1 CVE-2026-84189 < 26.7.0 26.7.0
  4. LibreNMS Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution by Signal Alert Transportation module
    High CVE-2026-55182 >= 21.6.0, < 26.5.0 26.5.0
  5. LibreNMS is Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution by Arbitrary File Write
    High CVE-2026-6204 >= 1.48, < 26.3.0 26.3.0
  6. LibreNMS has a Time-Based Blind SQL Injection in address-search.inc.php
    High · 8.8 CVE-2026-26990 < 26.2.0 26.2.0
  7. LibreNMS: SQL Injection in ajax_table.php spreads through a covert data stream.
    High CVE-2026-26988 < 26.2.0 26.2.0
  8. LibreNMS contains an authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability
    High · 7.1 CVE-2020-36947 <= 1.46 no fix
  9. LibreNMS has Authenticated Remote File Inclusion in ajax_form.php that Allows RCE
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-54138 < 25.7.0 25.7.0
  10. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/services.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-52526 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  11. LibreNMS has an Authenticated OS Command Injection
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2024-51092 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  12. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/print-customoid.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-51497 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  13. LibreNMS has a Reflected XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/wireless.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-51496 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  14. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/dev-overview-data.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-51495 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  15. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/app/Http/Controllers/Table/EditPortsController.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-51494 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  16. LibreNMS has a Persistent XSS from Insecure Input Sanitization Affects Multiple Endpoints
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-50355 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  17. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/overview/services.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-50352 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  18. LibreNMS has a Reflected XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/functions.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-50351 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  19. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/app/Http/Controllers/Table/EditPortsController.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-50350 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  20. LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/capture.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-49764 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
  21. Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/edituser.inc.php
    High · 7.5 CVE-2024-49759 < 24.10.0 24.10.0
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