Check Point Advisories

Cacti spikekill.php Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-12927)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0727
Date Published:	30 Aug 2017
Severity:	Low
Last Updated:	Thursday 31 August, 2017
Source:	Cacti
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-12927
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cacti Group Cacti prior to 1.1.18
Vulnerability Description	A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Cacti. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user supplied input within the web user interface when accessing the spikekill.php page.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cacti spikekill.php Cross-Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Cacti spikekill.php Cross-Site Scripting