CVE-2024-43363Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level command execution via PHP log poisoning

Published Oct 7, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Code injection in Cacti before 1.2.28 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute commands via a poisoned log. Installation step 5 accepts a PHP file as the log path, then writes an administrator-controlled device hostname containing PHP code into that web-accessible file. Administrator access is required, and exploitation overwrites the chosen PHP file before commands run with the web application's privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability35.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Cacti before 1.2.28 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute commands via a poisoned log. Installation step 5 accepts a PHP file as the log path, then writes an administrator-controlled device hostname containing PHP code into that web-accessible file. Administrator access is required, and exploitation overwrites the chosen PHP file before commands run with the web application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43363
Published
Oct 7, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
The Cacti Group
Product
Cacti
Classifications
CWE-94, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.28
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.2.28

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

The Cacti Group · Cactiversion=0 <1.2.28; version=< 1.2.28

Published CVSS scores

7.2GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

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