CVE-2017-16785

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

6.1 MediumFix available

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.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

0.99%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: CVE-2017-16785
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

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: CVE-2017-16785
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-7963 No score

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: EUVD-2017-7963
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phfg-xr8c-mgv4 6.1

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: GHSA-phfg-xr8c-mgv4
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

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: CVE-2017-16785
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-2017-16785 6.1

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16785
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-2017-16785 6.1

Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16785
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 1.1.27+ds1-3	1.1.27+ds1-3
`cacti` Debian:13	before 1.1.27+ds1-3	1.1.27+ds1-3
`cacti` Debian:14	before 1.1.27+ds1-3	1.1.27+ds1-3
`cacti` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 31 CVEs	before 1.2.18-1.2	1.2.18-1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2017-16785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Cacti, published November 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.1.27+ds1-3.

References

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