SQL injection in Cacti

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

Update to version 0.8.8d.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 0.8.1 - 0.8.8c

External links

http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2571
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183449.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183454.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183919.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00052.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132224/Cacti-SQL-Injection-Header-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/19
http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_8d.php
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3295
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032672
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=934187
http://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4342.html

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.