Medium severity · published Aug 21, 2017
CVE-2017-12978
lib/html.php in Cacti before 1.1.18 has XSS via the title field of an external link added by an authenticated user
5.4
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cacti · Cacti
through 1.1.17 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12978
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12978
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039226
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/docs/CHANGELOG
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/9c610a7a4e29595dcaf7d7082134e4b89619ea24
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/918
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