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Because this allowlist retains letters, digits, underscore, parentheses, and dot (intended to support expressions like COUNT(id) and table.column), a payload such as passes through completely unmodified.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00549,"percentile":0.46415,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-89"],"published":"2026-08-05T12:26:33Z","modified":"2026-10-17T13:00:44Z","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"}]}],"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":"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","tags":["third-party-advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/blob/develop/lib/functions.php","tags":["third-party-advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71287"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v66-c77r-g454"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-71287","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-71287","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71287","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-71287","title":"Cacti sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection","description":"Cacti's sanitize_sql_column (lib/functions.php) sanitizes user-supplied ORDER BY column names using the regex . Because this allowlist retains letters, digits, underscore, parentheses, and dot (intended to support expressions like COUNT(id) and table.column), a payload such as passes through completely unmodified.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T12:26:33.13Z","modified":"2026-08-10T11:47:16.912Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-89"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:49.559463Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-53372","description":"Cacti's sanitize_sql_column (lib/functions.php) sanitizes user-supplied ORDER BY column names using the regex . Because this allowlist retains letters, digits, underscore, parentheses, and dot (intended to support expressions like COUNT(id) and table.column), a payload such as passes through completely unmodified.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T12:26:33Z","modified":"2026-08-10T11:47:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:05.732685Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7v66-c77r-g454","title":"Cacti's sanitize_sql_column() (lib/functions.php) sanitizes user-supplied ORDER BY column names...","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:32:21Z","modified":"2026-08-05T15:32:29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-89"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:10:07.328501Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-71287","description":"Cacti's sanitize_sql_column (lib/functions.php) sanitizes user-supplied ORDER BY column names using the regex . 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Because this allowlist retains letters, digits, underscore, parentheses, and dot (intended to support expressions like COUNT(id) and table.column), a payload such as passes through completely unmodified.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T13:24:00Z","modified":"2026-10-17T13:00:44.30665357Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:57:03.035847Z"}]}}