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CVE-2024-54145· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Cacti has a SQL Injection vulnerability when request automation devices

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Cacti has a SQL injection vulnerability in the get_discovery_results function of automation_devices.php using the network parameter. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Jan 27, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 51th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · GitHub_M
6.3
2.5 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
cacticacti

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cacti cactibefore 1.2.29

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

    • < 1.2.29affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11cactibefore 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u51.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5
Debian:12cactibefore 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u51.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5
Debian:13cactibefore 1.2.28+ds1-41.2.28+ds1-4

Same product

cacti: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-46169Unauthenticated Command InjectionKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-29895Cacti command injection in cmd_realtime.php
    70This week
  • CVE-2023-39361Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
    66This week
  • CVE-2023-49085Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability
    57Plan
  • 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 Receivers
    55Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Cacti cacti1.2.29 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
debian:cacti1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5 · Debian:12Package 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

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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.

Credits

All researchers

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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-2023-39361510 days apartUnauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
    66This week
  • CVE-2023-49085402 days apartCacti SQL Injection vulnerability
    57Plan
  • CVE-2023-51448402 days apartSQL Injection vulnerability when managing SNMP Notification Receivers
    55Plan
  • CVE-2024-541460 days apartCacti has a SQL Injection vulnerability when view host template
    47Plan
  • CVE-2024-31445258 days apartSQL Injection vulnerability in automation_get_new_graphs_sql
    43Plan
  • CVE-2025-2652016 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.

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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.
  • No user action is required.
  • 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
None
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:N/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 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

Fixed

ts
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.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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