Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Cacti (CVE-2017-11163)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Cacti (CVE-2017-11163). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via Referer header.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in aggregate_graphs.php in Cacti 1.1.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specially crafted HTTP Referer headers, related to the $cancel_url variable.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-11163 has been found in Cacti.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Referer header over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cacti CVE-2017-11163" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-11163 (Cacti) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Attack surface: Referer header
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Cacti. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Referer header.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cacti. Attack surface: Referer header.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Cacti' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Cacti' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Cactiを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11163 cacti Fixed in: 1.1.12+ds1-1
References
- advisory securitytracker.com
- patch github.com