CVE-2024-43363 HIGH

CVE-2024-43363: Remote code execution via Log Poisoning in Cacti

Vendor Cacti
Product cacti
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published October 7, 2024
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. An admin user can create a device with a malicious hostname containing php code and repeat the installation process (completing only step 5 of the installation process is enough, no need to complete the steps before or after it) to use a php file as the cacti log file. After having the malicious hostname end up in the logs (log poisoning), one can simply go to the log file url to execute commands to achieve RCE. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.28 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 7, 2024 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated