SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33274

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-2016-3172

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 parent_id parameter in an item_edit action. 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

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.7i-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8d-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8f-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.7

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8f1a7598918d8f399f40731e2b301bee9cc2f9fd
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a32d5ff12f834f60c89513108384ddd3526d086b
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3e80eb628ac006b7ba54ee2152bafab4fa497ef9

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.