Description
lib/rrd.php in Cacti 0.8.7g, 0.8.8b, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified parameters.
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
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742768
- 66630 vdb-entry
- http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7439
- 59203 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2014-4892 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140403 Re: CVE request: cacti "bug#0002405: SQL injection in graph_xport.php" mailing-list
- 57647 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2970 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201509-03 vendor-advisory