Critical severity · published Aug 1, 2017
CVE-2017-12065
spikekill.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the avgnan, outlier-start, or outlier-end parameter
9.8
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
spikekill.php in Cacti before 1.1.16 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the avgnan, outlier-start, or outlier-end parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cacti · Cacti
through 1.1.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12065
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12065
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100080
Release Notes
https://cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.16
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/bd0e586f6f46d814930226f1516a194e7e72293e
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/877
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-10
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