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CVE-2023-49085

80
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-49085 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Cacti versions 1.2.25 and earlier, specifically within the pollers.php script. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary SQL code, potentially leading to full compromise of the Cacti instance. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. While not yet observed in active exploitation, a Metasploit module exists, and its high FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100 underscores its severity. There is currently no patch available, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
84.63%
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 RCE via SQLi in pollers.php · Dec 20, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8463 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/176995/Cacti-pollers.php-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
github.com / Cacti/cacti/blob/5f6f65c215d663a775950b2d9db35edbaf07d680/pollers.php
ExploitVendor Advisory
github.com / Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-vr3c-38wh-g855
ExploitVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00018.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X