CVE-2017-12927

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill...

6.1 MediumFix available

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.37%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: CVE-2017-12927
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: CVE-2017-12927
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-4451 No score

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: EUVD-2017-4451
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w66g-pq85-j4vq 6.1

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill...

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: GHSA-w66g-pq85-j4vq
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: CVE-2017-12927
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12927 6.1

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12927
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12927 6.1

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti 1.1.17 in the method parameter in spikekill.php.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12927
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1 No score

cacti-1.2.18-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cacti-1.2.18-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cacti

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cacti` Debian:12	before 1.1.17+ds1-2	1.1.17+ds1-2
`cacti` Debian:13	before 1.1.17+ds1-2	1.1.17+ds1-2
`cacti` Debian:14	before 1.1.17+ds1-2	1.1.17+ds1-2
`cacti` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.2.18-1.2	1.2.18-1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-12927 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Cacti, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.1.17+ds1-2.

References

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