CVE-2023-49084
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Cacti is a robust performance and fault management framework and a frontend to RRDTool - a Time Series Database (TSDB). While using the detected SQL Injection and insufficient processing of the include file path, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on the server. Exploitation of the vulnerability is possible for an authorized user. The vulnerable component is the `link.php`. Impact of the vulnerability execution of arbitrary code on the server.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-98 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-5762 | High | 8.1 | 72% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-2249 | High | 8.8 | 61% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-6989 | Critical | 9.8 | 57% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-4606 | Critical | 9.8 | 35% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-1600 | Critical | 9.3 | 33% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-68645 | High | 8.8 | 32% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-49084?
Upgrade cacti on debian 11 to 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u3 or later.
Is CVE-2023-49084 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-49084 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 63.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-49084?
CVE-2023-49084 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-49084 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for cacti (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.