CVE-2016-3172 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.8g and earlier, specifically within the tree.php component. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the parent_id parameter during an item_edit action. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.8gCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.