Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability in lib/html_form_templates.php by reading dirty data stored in database
Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Prior to version 1.2.27, some of the data stored in `form_save()` function in `graph_template_inputs.php` is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in `draw_nontemplated_fields_graph_item()` function from `lib/html_form_templates.php` , finally resulting in SQL injection. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for the issue.
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.6% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.0
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 4.6
- 3.4 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cacti | cacti | cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cacti cactibefore 1.2.27
- fedoraproject fedora39
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Cacti cacti
- < 1.2.27affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | cacti | before 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4 | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4 |
| Debian:12 | cacti | before 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3 | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3 |
| Debian:13 | cacti | before 1.2.27+ds1-1 | 1.2.27+ds1-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | cacti | before 1.2.27-1.1 | 1.2.27-1.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | cacti | before 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | cacti | before 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | cacti-spine | before 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | cacti-spine | before 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | cacti | before 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 | 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | cacti | before 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 | 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | cacti-spine | before 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 | 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | cacti-spine | before 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 | 1.2.27-bp156.2.3.1 |
Same product
cacti: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-46169Unauthenticated Command InjectionKEV99Now
- CVE-2024-29895Cacti command injection in cmd_realtime.php70This week
- CVE-2023-39361Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti66This week
- CVE-2023-49085Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability57Plan
- CVE-2020-8813graph_realtime.php in Cacti 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a cookie, if a guest 57Plan
- CVE-2023-51448SQL Injection vulnerability when managing SNMP Notification Receivers55Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:cacti | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:cacti | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:cacti-spine | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:cacti | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:cacti-spine | 1.2.27-bp155.2.9.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-39361252 days apartUnauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti66This week
- CVE-2023-49085144 days apartCacti SQL Injection vulnerability57Plan
- CVE-2023-51448144 days apartSQL Injection vulnerability when managing SNMP Notification Receivers55Plan
- CVE-2024-54146258 days apartCacti has a SQL Injection vulnerability when view host template47Plan
- CVE-2024-314450 days apartSQL Injection vulnerability in automation_get_new_graphs_sql43Plan
- CVE-2025-26520274 days apartCacti through 1.2.29 allows SQL injection in the template function in host_templates.php via the graph_template parameter.39Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2024-343400 days apartAuthentication Bypass when using using older password hashes36Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00027.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.