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CVE-2023-49085: Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 74.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.25 and prior, it is possible to execute arbitrary SQL code through the `pollers.php` script. An authorized user may be able to execute arbitrary SQL code. The vulnerable component is the `pollers.php`. Impact of the vulnerability - arbitrary SQL code execution. As of time of publication, a patch does not appear to exist.

Affected products

• cacti: through 1.2.25

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176995/Cacti-pollers.php-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950b2d9db35edbaf07d680/pollers.php#L451
• https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-vr3c-38wh-g855
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00018.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176995/Cacti-pollers.php-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950b2d9db35edbaf07d680/pollers.php#L451
• https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-vr3c-38wh-g855
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00018.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/

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