CVE-2024-25641
Prior to version 1.2.27, an arbitrary file write vulnerability, exploitable through the "Package Import" feature, allows authenticated users having the "Import Templates" permission to execute arbitrary PHP code on the web server.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. Prior to version 1.2.27, an arbitrary file write vulnerability, exploitable through the "Package Import" feature, allows authenticated users having the "Import Templates" permission to execute arbitrary PHP code on the web server. The vulnerability is located within the `import_package()` function defined into the `/lib/import.php` script. The function blindly trusts the filename and file content provided within the XML data, and writes such files into the Cacti base path (or even outside, since path traversal sequences are not filtered). This can be exploited to write or overwrite arbitrary files on the web server, leading to execution of arbitrary PHP code or other security impacts. Version 1.2.27 contains a patch for this issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 86.30% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 April 2025
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cacti/cacti · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 86.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/eff35b0ff26cc27c82d7880469ed6d5e3bef6210Patch
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-7cmj-g5qc-pj88Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/Product
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/eff35b0ff26cc27c82d7880469ed6d5e3bef6210Patch
- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-7cmj-g5qc-pj88Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00027.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.