Advisory Details

January 31st, 2023

Cacti poll_for_data Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-46169
CVSS SCORE	9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Cacti
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Cacti
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cacti. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the poll_for_data function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Cacti has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-6p93-p743-35gf
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-11-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-01-31 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2023-01-31 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite

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