SQL injection in cacti (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU33280

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [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:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8604

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 cg_g parameter in a save action. 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=6c80b2936408ee03f85d824010c7cb7a789074a3
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=81eb7e3b062d62dff1b82864cdd42732b50f4a9c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=847dfa07b7e3f4b82db2bad3a053a5976e5ee07f
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4351d84d02c27d6ce0d5dd5be73b718d7876a6f7
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=43f38ad334e6dbd364c7de66c2208f10692095a4

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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