CVE-2014-4000 Deserialization in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in Cacti via unsafe deserialization of crafted serialized objects.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4000?
CVE-2014-4000 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 15 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacti before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object, related to calling unserialize(stripslashes()).
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4000?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2014-4000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cacti Cacti
- CVE-2022-46169 Cacti Command Injection
- CVE-2026-39893 Cacti: Pre-authentication SQL injection via rfilter RLIKE clause in graph_view.php
- CVE-2026-39938 Cacti: Unauthenticated RCE on Graph Image
- CVE-2026-39955 Cacti has Pre-Authentication SQL Injection via unanchored FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP in graph_view.php
- CVE-2023-39361 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4000, GHSA-gr67-7v65-6xcw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4000.