CVE-2020-7237
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.371 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (26)
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- https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/cnnvd
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/5010719dbd160198be3e07bb994cf237e3af1308Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7237cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156824/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202003-40.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cacti-code-execution-via-Performance-Boost-Debug-Log-31370cnnvd
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