CVE-2005-2148 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or SQL queries in Cacti by exploiting input validation flaws in request handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2148?
CVE-2005-2148 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacti 0.8.6e and earlier does not perform proper input validation to protect against common attacks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or SQL by sending a legitimate value in a POST request or cookie, then specifying the attack string in the URL, which causes the get_request_var function to return the wrong value in the $_REQUEST variable, which is cleansed while the original malicious $_GET value remains unmodified, as demonstrated in (1) graph_image.php and (2) graph.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2148?
It affects 1 product.
Products include The Cacti Group Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2148?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2005-2148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2148, GHSA-cqpx-grv2-8p3h.