CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-7237
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-01-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
Cacti 1.2.8 allows Remote Code Execution (by privileged users) via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field of poller_automation.php. OS commands are executed when a new poller cycle begins. The attacker must be authenticated, and must have access to modify the Performance Settings of the product.
Affected configurations
• cacti cacti 1.2.8
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html lists.opensuse.org
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40 security.gentoo.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html lists.opensuse.org
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40 security.gentoo.org