SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2013-1434
Published: August 23, 2013 / Updated: May 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32632
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1434
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. 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.
Affected software
Cacti
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
cacti (Alpine package)
cacti
Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
cacti (Alpine package)
cacti
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1434
Install update from vendor's website.
cacti (Alpine package) - update to 0.8.8b-r0
cacti - addressed in versions 0.8.8b-1.el5, 0.8.8b-1.el6
cacti - addressed in versions 0.8.8b-1.el5, 0.8.8b-1.el6
External References
- http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=50593
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00053.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54181
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54386
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7394
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2739
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/07/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61657
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028893