CVE-2014-4000

8.8 · HIGH

Published Nov 15, 2017 cacti CWE-94 EPSS 1.67% (75th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-4000 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cacti cacti. It was published on November 15, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Cacti before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object, related to calling unserialize(stripslashes()).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cacti. Update cacti to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
cacti	cacti	>= 0, < 1.0.0	Affected

References

Ref forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=56794 Ref security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4000 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-10 Ref www.cacti.net/release_notes_1_0_0.php Ref forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=56794 Ref security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4000 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-10 Ref www.cacti.net/release_notes_1_0_0.php

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4000?

CVE-2014-4000 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cacti cacti. It was published on November 15, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-4000?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-4000?

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