Description
lib/graph_export.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 7 | cacti | 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u3 | DSA-2970-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cacti | 0.8.8h-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2970-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2014-4928 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2433
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7442
- 20140324 Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory [DTC-A-20140324-001] vulnerabilities in cacti mailing-list
- 59203 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0479 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2014-4892 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2970 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201509-03 vendor-advisory
- 66387 vdb-entry