SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33277

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3659

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 host_group_data 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 (Alpine package): 0.8.8f-r2 - 0.8.8f-r3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8f-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.1
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8f-r3:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.7

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=97b21981f757e729a042315e70d86ffb8bbb0769
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0bbeb0f3f8142a03b99a0aa8fb6fd1ad6ec0c8bb
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c605352df241a84d9261d0a9a71420626b11eac6
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04a58faaea4aa4fff5ef3ac1aef4329cbff00551

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.