Remote code execution in Cacti - CVE-2017-16660
Published: December 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9570
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16660
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The Cacti Group, Inc.
Affected software:
Cacti
Cacti
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Client-ip header in remote_agent.php. A remote attacker can place the Log Path under the web root, make a specially crafted remote_agent.php request containing PHP code in a Client-ip header and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16660
Update to version 1.1.28.