SQL injection in Cacti

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU41840

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2708

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 passed via the (1) graph_start, (2) graph_end, (3) graph_height, (4) graph_width, (5) graph_nolegend, (6) print_source, (7) local_graph_id, or (8) rra_id parameter. 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: 0.8.8b

External links

http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2405
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131821.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131842.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/15
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/57647
http://secunia.com/advisories/59203
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7439
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2970
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66555
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084258
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92278
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-03

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.