Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacti | cacti | < 1.2.29 | — |
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 | 1.2.28+ds1-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 1.2.28+ds1-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5 | DSA-5862-1 |
| Debian 11 | cacti | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5 | DLA-4048-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 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 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | cacti | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | cacti | 1.2.29-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2025-0190 Cacti: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 23, 2026
- DSA-5862-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4048-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026