Cross-site request forgery in Cacti

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU43370

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5223

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 0.5 - 0.8.7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2062
https://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=44116
https://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45871
https://secunia.com/advisories/47195
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51048
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71792

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.