SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2020-35701
Published: January 11, 2021 / Updated: May 4, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50050
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35701
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the site_id parameter to data_debug.php. A remote user 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
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
cacti
cacti-spine
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
cacti
cacti-spine
How to mitigate CVE-2020-35701
Install update from vendor's website.
Cacti - update to 1.2.17
cacti - addressed in versions 1.2.17-1.el8, 1.2.17-1.fc32, 1.2.17-1.fc33, 1.2.17-1.fc34
cacti-spine - addressed in versions 1.2.17-1.el8, 1.2.17-1.fc32, 1.2.17-1.fc33, 1.2.17-1.fc34
cacti - addressed in versions 1.2.17-1.el8, 1.2.17-1.fc32, 1.2.17-1.fc33, 1.2.17-1.fc34
cacti-spine - addressed in versions 1.2.17-1.el8, 1.2.17-1.fc32, 1.2.17-1.fc33, 1.2.17-1.fc34