CVE-2020-14295 SQL injection in n/a
An admin can inject SQL via the filter parameter in color.php, leading to remote command execution through stacked queries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14295?
CVE-2020-14295 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 17 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14295?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cacti Cacti, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14295?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2020-14295 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-14295 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-2020-14295, GHSA-rwpv-9gq4-x5g3, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14295.