{"id":"CVE-2026-46531","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46531","EUVD-2026-109087","GHSA-37jj-rx8x-4wf2","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46531"],"status":"published","title":"Cacti: Authenticated Stored 2nd-Order SQL Injection in automation_tree_rule_items.field (incomplete-fix variant of CVE-2024-31460 / CVE-2025-24368)","description":"Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. From version 1.2.27 to before version 1.2.31, Cacti contains an authenticated stored second-order SQL injection in the automation tree rule item handler. A user holding the Automation realm (default General Administration role) can persist an arbitrary SQL fragment in the automation_tree_rule_items.field column. The fragment is later concatenated directly into a SELECT ... AS source FROM ... clause in lib/api_automation.php :: create_all_header_nodes() and executed when an administrator triggers automation via the standard graphs.php?action=actions\u0026drp_action=8 (\"Apply Automation Rules\") bulk action. The result of the injected SELECT is written into graph_tree_items.title and rendered in the Cacti tree UI, providing a direct exfiltration channe. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.31.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00304,"percentile":0.23481,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-89"],"published":"2026-10-23T14:42:27Z","modified":"2026-10-31T02:30:20Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"cacti","fixed_in":["1.2.31+ds1-1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.24+ds1-1","1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u1","1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2","1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u3","1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u4","1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u5","1.2.25+ds1-1","1.2.25+ds1-2","1.2.26+ds1-1","1.2.27+ds1-1","1.2.27+ds1-2","1.2.28+ds1-1","1.2.28+ds1-2","1.2.28+ds1-3","1.2.28+ds1-4","1.2.30+ds1-1","1.2.30+ds1-2","1.2.30+ds1-3","1.2.31+ds1-1","1.2.31+ds1-2","1.2.31+ds1-3","1.2.31+ds1-4"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.30+ds1-1","1.2.30+ds1-2","1.2.30+ds1-3","1.2.31+ds1-1","1.2.31+ds1-2","1.2.31+ds1-3","1.2.31+ds1-4"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.31+ds1-1"}]}],"versions":["1.2.30+ds1-1","1.2.30+ds1-2","1.2.30+ds1-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.8.8b+dfsg-3","0.8.8b+dfsg-5","0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1","0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2","0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm1","0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.8.8f+ds1-2","0.8.8f+ds1-3","0.8.8f+ds1-4","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu1","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu2","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu3","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.1","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm1","0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.1.18+ds1-1","1.1.27+ds1-2","1.1.27+ds1-3","1.1.28+ds1-2","1.1.35+ds1-1","1.1.36+ds1-1","1.1.38+ds1-1","1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","1.1.38+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.4+ds1-2ubuntu3","1.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu1","1.2.9+ds1-1ubuntu2","1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1","1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1","1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1","1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm1","1.2.10+ds1-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.16+ds1-2ubuntu1","1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1","1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm1","1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1","1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm1","1.2.19+ds1-2ubuntu1.1+esm2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.25+ds1-2","1.2.26+ds1-1","1.2.26+ds1-1ubuntu0.1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.10","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu2","1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu3","1.2.31+ds1-3ubuntu2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","package":"cacti","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu1","1.2.30+ds1-1ubuntu2"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"cacti","product":"cacti"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-37jj-rx8x-4wf2","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","exploit","advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/pull/7163","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46531.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46531","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46531","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46531","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46531","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-46531","title":"Cacti: Authenticated Stored 2nd-Order SQL Injection in automation_tree_rule_items.field (incomplete-fix variant of CVE-2024-31460 / CVE-2025-24368)","description":"Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. From version 1.2.27 to before version 1.2.31, Cacti contains an authenticated stored second-order SQL injection in the automation tree rule item handler. A user holding the Automation realm (default General Administration role) can persist an arbitrary SQL fragment in the automation_tree_rule_items.field column. The fragment is later concatenated directly into a SELECT ... AS source FROM ... clause in lib/api_automation.php :: create_all_header_nodes() and executed when an administrator triggers automation via the standard graphs.php?action=actions\u0026drp_action=8 (\"Apply Automation Rules\") bulk action. The result of the injected SELECT is written into graph_tree_items.title and rendered in the Cacti tree UI, providing a direct exfiltration channe. 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AS source FROM ... clause in lib/api_automation.php :: create_all_header_nodes() and executed when an administrator triggers automation via the standard graphs.php?action=actions\u0026drp_action=8 (\"Apply Automation Rules\") bulk action. The result of the injected SELECT is written into graph_tree_items.title and rendered in the Cacti tree UI, providing a direct exfiltration channe. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.31.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-23T14:42:27Z","modified":"2026-10-29T17:56:17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:59:15.391097Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-46531","description":"Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. From version 1.2.27 to before version 1.2.31, Cacti contains an authenticated stored second-order SQL injection in the automation tree rule item handler. 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AS source FROM ... clause in lib/api_automation.php :: create_all_header_nodes() and executed when an administrator triggers automation via the standard graphs.php?action=actions\u0026drp_action=8 (\"Apply Automation Rules\") bulk action. The result of the injected SELECT is written into graph_tree_items.title and rendered in the Cacti tree UI, providing a direct exfiltration channe. This issue has been patched in version 1.2.31.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-23T14:42:27.937Z","modified":"2026-10-31T02:30:20.275758343Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-89"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:05.870292Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46531","description":"Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. From version 1.2.27 to before version 1.2.31, Cacti contains an authenticated stored second-order SQL injection in the automation tree rule item handler. 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