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Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-7237

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the cacti package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 37.1% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)37.1%top 1.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20cacti1.2.8-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-7237
Alpine:v3.21cacti1.2.8-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-7237
Alpine:v3.22cacti1.2.8-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-7237
Alpine:v3.23cacti1.2.8-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-7237
Alpine:v3.24cacti1.2.8-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-7237
Debian:12cacti1.2.9+ds1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7237
Debian:13cacti1.2.9+ds1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7237
Debian:14cacti1.2.9+ds1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7237

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References