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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-7237: cacti Multiple vulnerabilities

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-7237: cacti Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/20/2020
Created
03/20/2020
Added
03/19/2020
Modified
03/19/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-cacti

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