SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2014-5262

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SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2014-5262

Published: August 22, 2014 / Updated: May 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41387
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5262
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: The Cacti Group, Inc.
Affected software:
Cacti

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-5262

Install update from vendor's website.

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