SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2015-8377
Published: December 15, 2015 / Updated: May 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33278
CSH Severity: Low
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-2015-8377
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
cacti (Alpine package)
Amazon Linux AMI
cacti (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8377
Install update from vendor's website.
cacti (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 0.8.8g-r0, 0.8.8f-r3