Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-5261 CVE-2014-5262 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 CWE-89 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cacti Web applications / Other software |
Vendor | The Cacti Group, Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU41386
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-2014-5261
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font size, related to the rrdtool commandline in lib/rrd.php.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCacti: 0.8.6e - 0.8.8a
External linkshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/351
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/386
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7454
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69213
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127165
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95292
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU41387
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-2014-5262
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCacti: 0.8.6e - 0.8.8a
External linkshttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/351
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/386
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7454
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69213
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127165
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95292
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05
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.