High severity · published Feb 22, 2020
CVE-2020-8813
graph_realtime.php in Cacti 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a cookie, if a guest user has the graph real-time privilege
8.8
CVSS
74%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
graph_realtime.php in Cacti 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a cookie, if a guest user has the graph real-time privilege.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)74.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cacti · Cacti
1.2.8 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
30; 31; 32 · source: NVD
OP
Open-audit · Opmantek
3.3.1 · source: NVD
SP
Suse Package Hub · Opensuse
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8813
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8813
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156537/Cacti-1.2.8-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156538/Cacti-1.2.8-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156593/Cacti-1.2.8-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157477/Open-AudIT-Professional-3.3.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
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