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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: 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 authenticated user.

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CVE-2017-12978
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31 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-12978

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Aug 2017, 07:29 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2017-12978
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "lib/html.php in Cacti before 1.1.18 has XSS via the title field of an external link added by an authenticated user.",
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        "https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/9c610a7a4e29595dcaf7d7082134e4b89619ea24",
        "https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/918"
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  "document_id": 380118,
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