#VU41840 SQL injection in Cacti - CVE-2014-2708

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41840

Vulnerability 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-2014-2708

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cacti
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: 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 passed via the (1) graph_start, (2) graph_end, (3) graph_height, (4) graph_width, (5) graph_nolegend, (6) print_source, (7) local_graph_id, or (8) rra_id parameter. 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: 0.8.8b

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External links
https://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2405
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131821.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131842.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/15
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/2
https://secunia.com/advisories/57647
https://secunia.com/advisories/59203
https://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7439
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2970
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66555
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084258
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92278
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-03

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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.