CVE-2025-24368 Cacti has a SQL Injection vulnerability when using tree rules through Automation API
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Automation API tree rules, potentially reading or modifying database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-24368?
CVE-2025-24368 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti Cacti, published on 27 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Some of the data stored in automation_tree_rules.php is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in build_rule_item_filter() function from lib/api_automation.php, resulting in SQL injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cacti Cacti.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24368?
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-2025-24368 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-24368 exists.
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-2025-24368, GHSA-f9c7-7rc3-574c, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24368.