Cacti up to 1.2.26 lib/plugin.php api_plugin_hook filename control

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cacti up to 1.2.26. The impacted element is the function api_plugin_hook in the library lib/plugin.php. Such manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-31459. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Cacti up to 1.2.26. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function api_plugin_hook in the library lib/plugin.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Prior to version 1.2.27, there is a file inclusion issue in the `lib/plugin.php` file. Combined with SQL injection vulnerabilities, remote code execution can be implemented. There is a file inclusion issue with the `api_plugin_hook()` function in the `lib/plugin.php` file, which reads the plugin_hooks and plugin_config tables in database. The read data is directly used to concatenate the file path which is used for file inclusion. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for the issue.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-31459 since 04/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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Upgrading to version 1.2.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Log Management Software

Name

• Cacti

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14
• 1.2.15
• 1.2.16
• 1.2.17
• 1.2.18
• 1.2.19
• 1.2.20
• 1.2.21
• 1.2.22
• 1.2.23
• 1.2.24
• 1.2.25
• 1.2.26

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/

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