CVE-2017-16785 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in Cacti, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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-2017-16785?
CVE-2017-16785 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 10 Nov 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
Cacti 1.1.27 has reflected XSS via the PATH_INFO to host.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16785?
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-2017-16785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16785 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-2017-16785, GHSA-phfg-xr8c-mgv4.