CVE-2009-4112 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands by modifying Data Input Method settings, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4112?
CVE-2009-4112 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 30 Nov 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacti 0.8.7e and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to gain privileges by modifying the "Data Input Method" for the "Linux - Get Memory Usage" setting to contain arbitrary commands.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4112?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4112?
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-2009-4112 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4112 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4112, GHSA-p256-rcj4-whc9.