CVE-2020-7237

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.81% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201 third party advisory exploit
https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/ third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7237?
CVE-2020-7237 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-7237?
To fix CVE-2020-7237, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-7237 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-7237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~47% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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