{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"CVE-2020-7237","published":"2020-01-20T05:15:11.687Z","modified":"2026-07-08T17:56:54.975706Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2020:0272-1","openSUSE-SU-2020:0284-1","openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1","openSUSE-SU-2020:0565-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1"],"details":"Cacti 1.2.8 allows Remote Code Execution (by privileged users) via shell metacharacters in the Performance Boost Debug Log field of poller_automation.php. OS commands are executed when a new poller cycle begins. The attacker must be authenticated, and must have access to modify the Performance Settings of the product.","affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/cacti/cacti","events":[{"introduced":"5976b28b90cc7d3946430619c0a0c32dc1292b4f"},{"last_affected":"5976b28b90cc7d3946430619c0a0c32dc1292b4f"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"1.2.8"},{"last_affected":"1.2.8"}],"source":"CPE_STRING"}}],"versions":["1.2.8","release/1.2.8"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-7237.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00001.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00005.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00042.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00048.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201"}],"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}