# CVE-2017-15194: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via URI or refresh page, potentially leading to session hijacking.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15194, GHSA-h6qg-xgjq-67wg

## What is CVE-2017-15194?

CVE-2017-15194 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 10 Oct 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

include/global_session.php in Cacti 1.1.25 has XSS related to (1) the URI or (2) the refresh page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15194?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15194?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-15194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti

- [CVE-2022-46169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46169/): Cacti Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-39893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39893/): Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39938/): Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39955/): Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39361/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15194 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15194 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 10 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cacti Cacti. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15194/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15194
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15194
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15194

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15194/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.