CVE-2017-16660 Code injection in n/a
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code by configuring the log path within the web root and injecting PHP code via HTTP headers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-16660?
CVE-2017-16660 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 8 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct Remote Code Execution attacks by placing the Log Path under the web root, and then making a remote_agent.php request containing PHP code in a Client-ip header.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16660?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16660?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-16660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti
- CVE-2022-46169 Cacti Command Injection
- CVE-2026-39893 Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php
- 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-2017-16660, GHSA-pf44-w7r9-5mhh.