# CVE-2008-0785: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands in Cacti via multiple parameters, allowing unauthorized data access or modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0785, GHSA-5mjg-w552-cfpq

## What is CVE-2008-0785?

CVE-2008-0785 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 14 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cacti 0.8.7 before 0.8.7b and 0.8.6 before 0.8.6k allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) graph_list parameter to graph_view.php, (2) leaf_id and id parameters to tree.php, (3) local_graph_id parameter to graph_xport.php, and (4) login_username parameter to index.php/login.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0785?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-0785 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0785 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Cacti 0.8.7 - 'graph_view.php?graph_list' SQL Injection (exploitdb)
- Cacti 0.8.7 - 'tree.php' Multiple SQL Injections (exploitdb)
- Cacti 0.8.7 - 'graph_xport.php?local_graph_id' SQL Injection (exploitdb)
- Cacti 0.8.7 - '/index.php/sql.php?Login Action login_username' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti

- [CVE-2022-46169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46169/): Cacti Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-39893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39893/): Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39938/): Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-39955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39955/): Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39361/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0785 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 14 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0785 exists.

Affected product: Cacti Cacti. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0785

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