17719 : Cacti no_http_headers Session Variable Modification Remote Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
2005-06-25	2005-07-02

Description

Cacti contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when an attacker uses the no_http_headers variable to bypass normal authentication, and gain administrative privileges. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the magic_quotes_gpc PHP option is 'Off' and the register_globals PHP option is 'on'.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.6f or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Ian Berry	Cacti	0.8.6
		0.8.6a
		0.8.6b
		0.8.6c
		0.8.6d
		0.8.6e

References

Security Tracker: 1014361
Secunia Advisory ID: 15908 16050 16136
CVE ID: 2005-2149 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0031.html
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Jul/0004.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-764
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory-052005.php
Vendor URL: http://www.cacti.net/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_6f.php

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Stefan Esser - sesserhardened-php.net - www.hardened-php.net

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-07-06 | Disagree?

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