CVE-2024-45598

Jan. 27, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

6.0
Medium

Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the `Poller Standard Error Log Path` parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Cacti
  • ['before 1.2.29']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/eca52c6bb3e76c55d66b1040baa6dbf37471a0ae
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-pv2c-97pp-vxwg

Tags

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-22
2025-01-27
CVE-2024-45598

CVSS Score

6.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 27, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 27, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

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