# CVE-2023-39362: cacti: Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework

CVE-2023-39362 is fixed in cacti on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39362, released September 5, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39362
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.2 (high)
- EPSS: 0.8545
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 5, 2023

## Description

Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. In Cacti 1.2.24, under certain conditions, an authenticated privileged user, can use a malicious string in the SNMP options of a Device, performing command injection and obtaining remote code execution on the underlying server. The `lib/snmp.php` file has a set of functions, with similar behavior, that accept in input some variables and place them into an `exec` call without a proper escape or validation. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | cacti Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-39362.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | cacti Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.2.25+ds1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-39362.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | cacti Debian 14 | 1.2.25+ds1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39362](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-39362.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |

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