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CVE-2014-5261
Published:August 22, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The graph settings script (graph_settings.php) in Cacti 0.8.8b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a font size, related to the rrdtool commandline in lib/rrd.php.
Related Resources (10)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5261
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95292
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5261
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3007
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/351
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69213
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127165
http://svn.cacti.net/viewvc?view=rev&revision=7454
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/386
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94
EPSS
Base Score:
1.34