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CVE-2020-14295

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-06-17
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-1714:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-04-29Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cacti
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2= 1.2.12no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
31.x= 31no fix published
32.x= 32no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • cactiUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1
  • cactiUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • cactiUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm1
  • cactiUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • cactiSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 1.2.13-bp151.4.12.1and 1 other package
  • cactiSUSE:Package Hub 12all versions · fixed in 1.2.13-11.1
  • cactiopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.2.18-1.2
  • cactiopenSUSE:Leap 15.2all versions · fixed in 1.2.13-11.1

20 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-14295 Red Hat Product Security

    cacti: SQL injection in color.php can lead to remote command execution

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-49810
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverified0z09e/CVE-2020-14295mrg3ntl3m4n/CVE-2020-14295
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/http/cacti_filter_sqli_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-06-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14295?

A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.

Is CVE-2020-14295 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-14295 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 86.1% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14295?

CVE-2020-14295 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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