[Secure-testing-team] Bug#881110: cacti: CVE-2017-16641: arbitrary execution of os commands via path_rrdtool parameter in an action=save request

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: cacti
Version: 1.1.27+ds1-2
Severity: grave
Tags: patch security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1057

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for cacti.

CVE-2017-16641[0]:
| 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.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16641
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16641
[1] https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1057

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed, only did
check unstable's version for now source-wise.

Regards,
Salvatore