CVE-2009-4112

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Cacti 0.8.7e and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to gain privileges by modifying the "Data Input Method" for the "Linux - Get Memory Usage" setting to contain arbitrary commands.

Affected products

cacti: through 0.8.7e; 0.6.7, 0.8, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.2a, 0.8.3 (+9)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0292.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/30/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508129/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37137
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54473
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0292.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html

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