CVE-2017-10970 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the id parameter in link.php, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10970?
CVE-2017-10970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 6 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in link.php in Cacti 1.1.12 allows remote anonymous users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter, related to the die_html_input_error function in lib/html_validate.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10970?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-10970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti
- CVE-2022-46169 Cacti Command Injection
- CVE-2026-39893 Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php
- CVE-2026-39938 Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image
- CVE-2026-39955 Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php
- CVE-2023-39361 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10970, GHSA-fg3c-pj38-fxr2.