CVE-2023-49085

HIGH

Cacti < 1.2.25 - Authenticated SQL Injection via pollers.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-49085. PoCs published by Aleksey Solovev, Christophe De La Fuente, including Metasploit module exploits/multi/http/cacti_pollers_sqli_rce.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2023-49084 and CVE-2023-49085 in Cacti versions prior to 1.2.26, combining SQL injection and local file inclusion to achieve remote code execution. It requires authentication and specific user permissions to access the vulnerable `pollers.php` script.

Description

Cacti provides an operational monitoring and fault management framework. In versions 1.2.25 and prior, it is possible to execute arbitrary SQL code through the `pollers.php` script. An authorized user may be able to execute arbitrary SQL code. The vulnerable component is the `pollers.php`. Impact of the vulnerability - arbitrary SQL code execution. As of time of publication, a patch does not appear to exist.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Aleksey Solovev, Christophe De La Fuente · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/cacti_pollers_sqli_rce.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2023-49084 and CVE-2023-49085 in Cacti versions prior to 1.2.26, combining SQL injection and local file inclusion to achieve remote code execution. It requires authentication and specific user permissions to access the vulnerable `pollers.php` script.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cacti < 1.2.26
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid Cacti credentials · User permissions to access `pollers.php` · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.8463
EPSS Percentile 99.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
cacti/cacti < 1.2.25
Published Dec 22, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026