Amazon Linux AMI update for cacti

Published: 2017-10-02

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-12927 CVE-2017-12978
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU7989

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12927

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the method parameter in spikekill.php due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

noarch:
    cacti-1.1.19-1.17.amzn1.noarch

src:
    cacti-1.1.19-1.17.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-904.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.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU8013