#VU9569 Information disclosure in Cacti - CVE-2017-16661

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9569

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16661

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cacti
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: The Cacti Group, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied requests. A remote attacker can place the Log Path into a private directory, make a specially crafted clog.php?filename= request and read /etc/passwd.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.1.28.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 1.1.27

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External links
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1066

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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