CVE-2017-12066

MEDIUM

Cacti < 1.1.16 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTTP Referer Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in aggregate_graphs.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specially crafted HTTP Referer headers, related to the $cancel_url variable. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix (lack of the htmlspecialchars ENT_QUOTES flag) for CVE-2017-11163.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.16
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/877

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0142
EPSS Percentile 69.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
cacti/cacti < 1.1.15
Published Aug 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026