CVE-2017-12978

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Published Aug 21, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

lib/html.php in Cacti before 1.1.18 has XSS via the title field of an external link added by an authenticated user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4496	lib/html.php in Cacti before 1.1.18 has XSS via the title field of an external link added by an authenticated user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.789% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039226
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/docs/CHANGELOG
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/9c610a7a4e29595dcaf7d7082134e4b89619ea24
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/918

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cacti Cacti

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2017, 7:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:51 PM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2017, 7:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:04 AM

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