Security advisory

{
  "id": "b2afe55692a89dc36ecd8d8d242bf45953dfd604b0d36faaf4bb9d646cbddeac",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7237",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-7237",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-7237",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-7237",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-7237"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/cacti/cacti",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "5976b28b90cc7d3946430619c0a0c32dc1292b4f"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "5976b28b90cc7d3946430619c0a0c32dc1292b4f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "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"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:53:30.149567622Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUSOTOIEJKD2IWJHN7TY56TDZJQZJUVJ/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XLZAMGTW2OSIBLYLXWHQBGWP7M4DTRS7/",
        "https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/01/25/cve-2020-7237-remote-code-execution-in-cacti-rrdtool/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-40",
        "https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3201"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-7237",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 384368,
  "published_at": "2020-01-20T05:15:11.687+00:00"
}