Description
Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. A command injection vulnerability on the 1.3.x DEV branch allows any unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary command on the server when `register_argc_argv` option of PHP is `On`. In `cmd_realtime.php` line 119, the `$poller_id` used as part of the command execution is sourced from `$_SERVER['argv']`, which can be controlled by URL when `register_argc_argv` option of PHP is `On`. And this option is `On` by default in many environments such as the main PHP Docker image for PHP. Commit 53e8014d1f082034e0646edc6286cde3800c683d contains a patch for the issue, but this commit was reverted in commit 99633903cad0de5ace636249de16f77e57a3c8fc.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacti | cacti | = 1.3.x DEV | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 3 repositories
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Stuub/CVE-2024-29895-CactiRCE-PoC ★ 21 · May 15, 2024
CVE-2024-29895 PoC - Exploiting remote command execution in Cacti servers using the 1.3.X DEV branch builds
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secunnix/CVE-2024-29895 ★ 1 · May 16, 2024
Cacti CVE-2024-29895 POC
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ticofookfook/CVE-2024-29895.py ★ 0 · May 16, 2024
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Cacti cmd_realtime.php - Command Injection http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-29895.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-cr28-x256-xf5m
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/53e8014d1f082034e0646edc6286cde3800c683d
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/99633903cad0de5ace636249de16f77e57a3c8fc
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/501712998589763d411a68d35e3cda98fd9cfd18/cmd_realtime.php#L119