Description
Cacti through 1.2.7 is affected by multiple instances of lib/functions.php unsafe deserialization of user-controlled data to populate arrays. An authenticated attacker could use this to influence object data values and control actions taken by Cacti or potentially cause memory corruption in the PHP module.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 1.2.8+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 1.2.8+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 1.2.8+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | cacti | 1.2.2+ds1-2+deb10u2 | DSA-4604-1 |
| Debian 9 | cacti | 0.8.8h+ds1-10+deb9u1 | DSA-4604-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 8 | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-8+deb8u8 | DLA-2032-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 | cacti +1 | 1.2.9-bp151.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0565-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:0284-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | cacti | 1.2.11-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | cacti-spine | 1.2.11-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cacti | 1.2.18-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | cacti +1 | 1.2.9-lp151.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:0272-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.11 | cacti | 1.2.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | cacti | 1.2.8-r0 | — |
Advisories 7
- DSA-4604-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2032-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0565-1 Security update for cacti, cacti-spine SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0558-1 Security update for cacti, cacti-spine SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1 cacti-1.2.18-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0272-1 Security update for cacti, cacti-spine SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0284-1 Security update for cacti, cacti-spine SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/79f29cddb5eb05cbaff486cd634285ef1fed9326/lib/functions.php#L3109
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00014.html
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/3026
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/adf221344359f5b02b8aed43dfb6b33ae5d708c8
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-17358
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-17358.html
- 20200120 [SECURITY] [DSA 4604-1] cacti security update mailing-list
- DSA-4604 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0272 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0284 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202003-40 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0558 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0565 vendor-advisory