CVE-2017-16641 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in Cacti settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-16641?
CVE-2017-16641 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 7 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/rrd.php in Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request to settings.php.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16641?
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-2017-16641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-46169 Cacti Command Injection
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- CVE-2026-39938 Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image
- CVE-2026-39955 Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php
- CVE-2023-39361 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16641, GHSA-h5hf-99mp-vqgm, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16641.