Amazon Linux AMI update for cacti

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU80429

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39362

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in lib/snmp.php. A remote user attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    cacti-1.1.19-5.23.amzn1.noarch

src:
    cacti-1.1.19-5.23.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

cacti: before 1.1.19-5.23

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1862.html

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.

2) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU80426

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39364

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "ref" parameter to auth_changepassword.php. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    cacti-1.1.19-5.23.amzn1.noarch

src:
    cacti-1.1.19-5.23.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

cacti: before 1.1.19-5.23

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1862.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.