SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU32418

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-2015-4342

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 - 0.8.8b-r3

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3825d1210ce5b87d176eba4d583c4366bc9141de
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6265e118d5015269910665d7cbd889b57baf70d2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab261126095eedae47ef08cc5b650d858188f2a3
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab2ca6142f8ba94f3f65218aa5c02658e542bb3d

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.