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TI-2025-18111 Aliases CVE-2025-24368

Cacti has a SQL Injection vulnerability when using tree rules through Automation API

Priority HIGH 70CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Some of the data stored in automation_tree_rules.php is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in build_rule_item_filter() function from lib/api_automation.php, resulting in SQL injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed cacti (Cacti): 1.2.29

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Cacticactibefore 1.2.291.2.29Patch availableCNA
  • cacti VendorCacti Affected before 1.2.29 Fixed in 1.2.29 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.29VulnerableCacti
  • cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.29 Vulnerable ·Cacti

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cacti (Cacti) Fixed in 1.2.29

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24368

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • 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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