CVE-2017-12978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00302.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Cacti	Cacti

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-21T07:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:07.386Z

Reserved: 2017-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12978

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-21T07:29:00.233

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12978

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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