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CVE-2016-3659 json

SQL injection vulnerability in graph_view.php in Cacti 0.8.8.g allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the…

published 2016-04-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4684

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in graph_view.php in Cacti 0.8.8.g allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the host_group_data parameter.

Patch / fix

  • cacti Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.8h+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3659

  • cacti Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2
  • cacti Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3659

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • cacti openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.8.8h-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3659 updated cvss 6.4

cacti: SQL injection vulnerability in graph_view.php

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.cacti.net http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2673 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136547/Cacti-0.8.8g-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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