UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12978

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12978

    Published: 21 Aug 2017Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12978

    Summary:

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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12978, https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/9c610a7a4e29595dcaf7d7082134e4b89619ea24, https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/918, https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/docs/CHANGELOG, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cacti

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ds1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.18+ds1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High