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CVE-2020-14295

80
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-14295 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti versions 1.2.12 and earlier, specifically affecting the color.php component. An authenticated administrator can exploit this flaw via the 'filter' parameter, leading to remote command execution due to the application's acceptance of stacked queries. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog, public exploit code is readily available through Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for active exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
86.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Cacti color filter authenticated SQLi to RCE · Jun 17, 2020
ExploitDB: EDB-49810 · Apr 29, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8633 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 5,537 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
Broken Link
packetstormsecurity.com / files/162384/Cacti-1.2.12-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/162918/Cacti-1.2.12-SQL-Injection-Remote-Command-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / Cacti/cacti/issues/3622
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W64CIB6L4HZRVQSWKPDDKXJO4J2XTOXD
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKM5G3YNSZDHDZMPCMAHG5B5M2V4XYSE
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202007-03
Third Party Advisory