XSS in Cacti

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cacti
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12978?: CVE-2017-12978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-12978?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.