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high 7.2

CVE-2017-16660 json

Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct Remote Code Execution attacks by placing the Log Path under the web root…

published 2017-11-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7844

cvss
7.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to conduct Remote Code Execution attacks by placing the Log Path under the web root, and then making a remote_agent.php request containing PHP code in a Client-ip header.

Patch / fix

  • cacti Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.27+ds1-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16660

  • cacti openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.18-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1

  • cacti Arch Linux 1.1.28-1

arch linux advisories AVG-537

Exploit prediction

4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/1066 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

Sources

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