TI-2024-20824 Aliases CVE-2024-31460

Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability in lib/api_automation.php caused by reading dirty data stored in database

MEDIUM 44CWE-89Published 2024-05-13 · Updated 2025-11-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Prior to version 1.2.27, some of the data stored in `automation_tree_rules.php` is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in `create_all_header_nodes()` function from `lib/api_automation.php` , finally resulting in SQL injection. Using SQL based secondary injection technology, attackers can modify the contents of the Cacti database, and based on the modified content, it may be possible to achieve further impact, such as arbitrary file reading, and even remote code execution through arbitrary file writing. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01791 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed cacti (Cacti): 1.2.27

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cacti	cacti	before 1.2.27	1.2.27	Patch available	CNA

cacti VendorCacti Affected before 1.2.27 Fixed in 1.2.27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti::::::::	before 1.2.27	Vulnerable	Cacti
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:::::::*	39	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·Cacti
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Fix · CNA cacti (Cacti) Fixed in 1.2.27

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31460

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/

TI-2022-22813 Unauthenticated command injection in cacti KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-20500 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-16869 Cacti RCE vulnerability when importing packages CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2024-20809 SQL Injection vulnerability in automation_get_new_graphs_sql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-26750 Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-18110 Cacti allows Arbitrary File Creation leading to RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

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Sources

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