CVE-2026-71287

Published: Ago 05, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 05, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 8,8
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high

Description

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Cacti's sanitize_sql_column() (lib/functions.php) sanitizes user-supplied ORDER BY column names using the regex `preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9_().]/', '', $column)`. Because this allowlist retains letters, digits, underscore, parentheses, and dot (intended to support expressions like COUNT(id) and table.column), a payload such as `SLEEP(5)` passes through completely unmodified. The sanitized value is concatenated directly into raw SQL ORDER BY clauses (which cannot be parameterized) driven by a `sort_column` GET parameter in at least user_log.php, utilities.php, user_domains.php, and user_group_admin.php, allowing any authenticated Cacti user, regardless of privilege level, to perform time-based blind SQL injection against the Cacti database.

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Stable
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability Authentication Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Read Application Data Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Bypass Protection Mechanism Modify Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Not Language-Specific, SQL
Technologies: Database Server
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/lib/functions.p…
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/lib/functions.php