High severity · published Nov 7, 2017
CVE-2017-16641
lib/rrd.php in Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request to settings.php
7.2
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
lib/rrd.php in Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request to settings.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cacti · Cacti
1.1.27 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16641
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16641
Exploit
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1057
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