Code Injection in Cacti

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU32633

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-2013-1435

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

(1) snmp.php and (2) rrd.php in Cacti before 0.8.8b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 0.8.1 - 0.8.8d

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=50593
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00053.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/54181
https://secunia.com/advisories/54386
https://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7392
https://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7393
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2739
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/07/15

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.