Amazon Linux AMI update for cacti

Published: 2023-01-24 | Updated: 2023-09-11

Risk	Critical
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-46169
CWE-ID	CWE-285
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system cacti Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU70426

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1: 9.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46169

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient authorization within the Remote Agent when handling HTTP requests with a custom Forwarded-For HTTP header. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected instance and execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    cacti-1.1.19-2.20.amzn1.noarch

src:
    cacti-1.1.19-2.20.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

cacti: before 1.1.19-2.20

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1675.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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.