PHP file inclusion in Cacti - CVE-2023-49084
Published: December 27, 2023 / Updated: February 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84816
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49084
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: The Cacti Group, Inc.
Affected software:
Cacti
Cacti
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect input validation when including PHP files in link.php. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application, include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the web server.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49084
Install update from vendor's website.