What is CVE-2017-16641?

CVE-2017-16641 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-16641?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Cacti

CVE-2017-16641

lib/rrd.php in Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands via the path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request to settings.php.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cacti — versions 1.1.27
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16641?: CVE-2017-16641 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-16641?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.