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...

5.4 MediumFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.79%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

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

Record: CVE-2017-12978
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2017-12978
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-4496 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2017-4496
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-385c-m8p7-qvr3 5.4

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

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

Record: GHSA-385c-m8p7-qvr3
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

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

Record: CVE-2017-12978
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12978 5.4

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12978
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12978 5.4

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

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12978
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 1.1.18+ds1-1	1.1.18+ds1-1
`cacti` Debian:13	before 1.1.18+ds1-1	1.1.18+ds1-1
`cacti` Debian:14	before 1.1.18+ds1-1	1.1.18+ds1-1
`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-2017-12978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Cacti, published August 21, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.1.18+ds1-1.

References

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