# CVE-2023-49084: Local File Inclusion (RCE) in Cacti

> An authorized user can execute arbitrary code on the server via local file inclusion in Cacti's link.php component.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2024-PZ14961, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49084, GHSA-pfh9-gwm6-86vp, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49084

## What is CVE-2023-49084?

CVE-2023-49084 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cacti is a robust performance and fault management framework and a frontend to RRDTool - a Time Series Database (TSDB). While using the detected SQL Injection and insufficient processing of the include file path, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on the server. Exploitation of the vulnerability is possible for an authorized user. The vulnerable component is the `link.php`. Impact of the vulnerability execution of arbitrary code on the server.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49084?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cacti Cacti.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49084?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-49084 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49084 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Cacti RCE via SQLi in pollers.php (metasploit)

## 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-2023-49084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49084 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49084 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-2023-49084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.