| Name | CVE-2020-7237 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 949997 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cacti (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.8.8b+dfsg-8+deb8u10 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 0.8.8h+ds1-10+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.2.2+ds1-2+deb10u6 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u4 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.28+ds1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cacti | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| cacti | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| cacti | source | stretch | (not affected) | | | |
| cacti | source | buster | 1.2.2+ds1-2+deb10u3 | | | |
| cacti | source | (unstable) | 1.2.9+ds1-1 | | | 949997 |
Notes
[stretch] - cacti <not-affected> (Boost plugin not shipped)
[jessie] - cacti <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/5010719dbd160198be3e07bb994cf237e3af1308