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.
CVE-2020-7237
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 36.8%, top 2% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 60(Track)EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 98.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 20, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
- cve@mitrehttps://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201
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