# CVE-2026-39897: Cacti has a Reflected XSS Vulnerability via html\_auth\_footer

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.31
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- cacti: fixed in 1.2.31

## Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and below contain a Reflected XSS vulnerability in the html_auth_footer. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cacti, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.31) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-2j98-xfjq-gw39
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/7c544ea0b45de627f206eefe93005433c2c3864d

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