USN-7226-1: Cacti vulnerability

Published Jan 23, 2025
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Updated

It was discovered that Cacti did not properly sanitize the 'pollerid' parameter in the "remoteagent.php" file. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote code execution.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/cacti<1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2
1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/cacti<1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/cacti<1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

Event History

Jan 23, 2025
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-7226-1?

USN-7226-1 has a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution.

2

How do I fix USN-7226-1?

To fix USN-7226-1, you should upgrade to the fixed versions of Cacti for your Ubuntu release.

3

What versions of Cacti are affected by USN-7226-1?

USN-7226-1 affects specific versions of Cacti across Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04.

4

What is the root cause of USN-7226-1?

USN-7226-1 is caused by improper sanitization of the 'poller_id' parameter in Cacti's remote_agent.php file.

5

Can USN-7226-1 be exploited by an unauthenticated user?

Yes, a remote attacker can exploit USN-7226-1 to achieve remote code execution without authentication.

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