#VU41387 SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2014-5262
Published: August 22, 2014 / Updated: May 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41387
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Cacti
Cacti
Software vendor:
The Cacti Group, Inc.
The Cacti Group, Inc.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/351
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/386
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7454
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3007
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69213
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95292
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05