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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.
Medium5.4EPSS 0.79%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/9c610a7a4e29595dcaf7d7082134e4b89619ea24 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1039226 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/918 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/docs/CHANGELOG (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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