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CVE-2024-45598

Cacti has a Local File Inclusion (LFI) Vulnerability via Poller Standard Error Log Path

6.0 MediumFix available

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

2.99%Up 2.9 points since Jan 28, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.0

Cacti has a Local File Inclusion (LFI) Vulnerability via Poller Standard Error Log Path

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41744 6.0

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
EUVD-2024-41744
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.0

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-45598 4.9

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 6.0

Cacti has a Local File Inclusion (LFI) Vulnerability via Poller Standard Error Log Path

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-45598 4.9

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45598 6.0

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the Poller Standard Error Log Path parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45598
CVSS 3.1
6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cacti
Alpine:v3.21
 before 1.2.29-r0
1.2.29-r0
cacti
Alpine:v3.22
 before 1.2.29-r0
1.2.29-r0
cacti
Alpine:v3.23
 before 1.2.29-r0
1.2.29-r0
cacti
Alpine:v3.24
 before 1.2.29-r0
1.2.29-r0
cacti
Debian:12
 before 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5, plus listed versions
1.2.24+ds1-11.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u11.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u21.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u31.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u4
1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5
cacti
Debian:13
 before 1.2.28+ds1-4
1.2.28+ds1-4
cacti
Debian:14
 before 1.2.28+ds1-4
1.2.28+ds1-4
cacti
Debian:11
 before 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5, plus listed versions
1.2.16+ds1-21.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u11.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u21.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u31.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u4
1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.8b+dfsg-30.8.8b+dfsg-50.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.10.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm10.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm2
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.8.8f+ds1-20.8.8f+ds1-30.8.8f+ds1-40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu2
Show 7 moreShow less
0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu30.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.040.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.20.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm2
 None known
Show 5 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.1.18+ds1-11.1.27+ds1-21.1.27+ds1-31.1.28+ds1-21.1.35+ds1-1
Show 5 moreShow less
1.1.36+ds1-11.1.38+ds1-11.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm31.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.4+ds1-2ubuntu31.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu11.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu21.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm11.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.16+ds1-2ubuntu11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm11.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.25+ds1-21.2.26+ds1-11.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1
 None known
cacti
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.28+ds1-4ubuntu11.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-45598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Cacti, published January 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in cacti 1.2.29-r0.

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