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CVE-2020-14295: A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 54/100)

A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB, GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 86% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.7% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: cacti (Alpine:v3.13) 1.2.13-r0; cacti (Debian:12) 1.2.13+ds1-1; cacti (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 1.2.13-11.1.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to cacti (Alpine:v3.13) 1.2.13-r0; cacti (Debian:12) 1.2.13+ds1-1; cacti (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 1.2.13-11.1 or later.

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A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.

Published: Jun 17, 2020
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 86.0% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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CVSS: 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 26 / 30 · 86.0%

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Vendor	Product	CPE
cacti	cacti	cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti
fedoraproject	fedora	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora

Affected versions

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cacti cacti1.2.12
fedoraproject fedora31
fedoraproject fedora32

Package-level exposure

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

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Alpine:v3.13	cacti	before 1.2.13-r0	1.2.13-r0
Debian:12	cacti	before 1.2.13+ds1-1	1.2.13+ds1-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1	cacti	before 1.2.13-11.1	1.2.13-11.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1	cacti-spine	before 1.2.13-8.1	1.2.13-8.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12	cacti	before 1.2.13-11.1	1.2.13-11.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12	cacti-spine	before 1.2.13-8.1	1.2.13-8.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1	cacti	before 1.2.13-bp151.4.12.1	1.2.13-bp151.4.12.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1	cacti-spine	before 1.2.13-bp151.4.12.1	1.2.13-bp151.4.12.1

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← EarlierCVE-2020-13231May 20, 2020 · In Cacti before 1.2.11, auth_profile.php?action=edit allows CSRF for an admin email change.
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Later →CVE-2020-25706Nov 12, 2020 · A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in templates_import.php (Cacti 1.2.13) due to Improper escaping of error message during…
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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
alpine:cacti	1.2.13-r0 · Alpine:v3.13	Package registry (OSV)
debian:cacti	1.2.13+ds1-1 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti	1.2.13-11.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1	Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti-spine	1.2.13-8.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti	1.2.13-11.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12	Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti-spine	1.2.13-8.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×1
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	webapps	2021-04-29
Metasploit module	exploit/unix/http/cacti_filter_sqli_rceCacti color filter authenticated SQLi to RCEexploit	2020-06-17
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:2	2021-04-28
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub	stars:0	2021-05-28

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.

MetasploitJun 17, 2020same day
PublishedJun 17, 2020
First PoCApr 28, 2021+315 d
TodayNov 12, 2026+2340 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
Administrator privileges are required.
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: High
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:H/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

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Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

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)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (1)

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html

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Data sources and verification

CNA: mitre

CVE.org (CNA)Aug 4, 2024, 12:39 PM UTC
NVDJun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC
FIRST EPSSNov 11, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
OSV / GHSANov 12, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
Exploit-DBNov 12, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
MetasploitNov 12, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
PoC-in-GitHubNov 12, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC

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