Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability
CVE-2023-49085

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cacti

Status
Cacti
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 December 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 92%

What is CVE-2023-49085?

Cacti, an operational monitoring and fault management framework, is vulnerable to SQL injection due to improper handling of input data in the pollers.php script. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary SQL code, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the database. As of the latest updates, no patch has been released to address this issue, leaving systems running versions prior to 1.2.26 at risk.

Affected Version(s)

cacti <= 1.2.25

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

Metasploit exploit module for CVE-2023-49085
Created by Rapid7

References

https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-v...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950...
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176995/Cacti-pollers...

EPSS Score

92% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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