CVE-2025-24367 (GCVE-0-2025-24367)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-27 17:12 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:12Title
Cacti allows Arbitrary File Creation leading to RCE
Summary
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An authenticated Cacti user can abuse graph creation and graph template functionality to create arbitrary PHP scripts in the web root of the application, leading to remote code execution on the server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-27 18:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-144 - Improper Neutralization of Line Delimiters
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/c7e4ee798d2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025… |
Impacted products
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4d648d8c-039a-43b4-9bca-dda487f712be
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-12-15
Asserted: 2025-12-15
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Cacti allows Arbitrary File Creation leading to RCE | Affected: Cacti / cacti | CVSS: 8.7 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Cacti allows Arbitrary File Creation leading to RCE |
| Vendor | Cacti |
| Product | cacti |
| Added Date | 2025-12-15T03:00:07.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.7 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
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