SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU32632

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1434

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cacti (Alpine package): 0.8.7i-r0 - 0.8.8a-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.7i-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8a-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.4

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6b1166aa69670d64f2077805845475d1578ffced
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c88fc5c79c5875673a0c57f1c601d036d9aa4931
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fc5baa3bdab71d5d17ccaba0cf040f2bec2d7f7d

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.