CVE-2020-7237
Cacti 1.2.8 allows Remote Code Execution (by privileged users) via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field of poller_automation.php.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Cacti 1.2.8 allows Remote Code Execution (by privileged users) via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field of poller_automation.php. OS commands are executed when a new poller cycle begins. The attacker must be authenticated, and must have access to modify the Performance Settings of the product.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 37.09% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- cacti/cacti
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 37.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.