SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33281

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2015-8369

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

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 passed via the rra_id parameter in a properties action to graph.php. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cacti (Alpine package): 0.8.7i-r0 - 0.8.8b-r3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.7i-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8d-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:cacti_alpine_package:0.8.8f-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.7

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8e63a21cc1014cc8c673f11dda7f38cdcd3fba84
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9567a27d60e0df398c4201f7a73219d515972ff1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e74891dd57025c1d6ce36b1eabffabf8bcc22e93
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f2790debf25f0b5bcd813f4b67e771465afe6877
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ff3078166b190454ae125ef70cdf8622dbacf808

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.