CVE-2016-3172 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in tree.php in Cacti 0.8.8g and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the parent_id parameter in an item_edit action.

Published: 2016-04-12

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-560-1	cacti security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4214	SQL injection vulnerability in tree.php in Cacti 0.8.8g and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the parent_id parameter in an item_edit action.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00504.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2667
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00074.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/10/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84324
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05

History

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Subscriptions

Cacti Cacti

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-12T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:57.996Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3172

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-12T16:59:03.407

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3172

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-89

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