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CVE-2020-8813 (GCVE-0-2020-8813)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-22 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:12
VLAI
Summary
graph_realtime.php in Cacti 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a cookie, if a guest user has the graph real-time privilege.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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