Fedora 37 update for cacti-1.2.23-1.fc37 cacti-spine

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU70426

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46169

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient authorization within the Remote Agent when handling HTTP requests with a custom Forwarded-For HTTP header. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request  to the affected instance and execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.

Mitigation

Upgrade cacti-1.2.23-1.fc37 cacti-spine to version 1.2.23-1.fc37.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 37

cacti-1.2.23-1.fc37 cacti-spine: before 1.2.23-1.fc37

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:cacti-1.2.23-1.fc37_cacti-spine:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-788d505ddc

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.