Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting cacti package, versions <0:1.1.16-1.16.amzn1
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed1 Aug 2017
Introduced: 1 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12066 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 cacti to version 0:1.1.16-1.16.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-874.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cacti package and not the cacti package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.