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CVE-2006-6799

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled,...

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2006-6799 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in The Cacti Group Cacti, published December 28, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in cacti 0.8.6i-3.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.59%EPSS, 85th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0.8.6i-3cacti +4 more

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Exploit likelihood

2.59%Down 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cacti
Debian:12
before 0.8.6i-3
0.8.6i-3
cacti
Debian:13
before 0.8.6i-3
0.8.6i-3
cacti
Debian:14
before 0.8.6i-3
0.8.6i-3
cacti
Debian:3.1
before 0.8.6c-7sarge4, plus listed versions
0.8.6c-70.8.6c-7sarge20.8.6c-7sarge3
0.8.6c-7sarge4
cacti
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
before 1.2.18-1.2
1.2.18-1.2

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
CVE-2006-6799
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
CVE-2006-6799
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6782No score

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
EUVD-2006-6782
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f93-437m-m53hNo score

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled,...

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
GHSA-8f93-437m-m53h
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
CVE-2006-6799
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-6799No score

SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.6i and earlier, when register_argc_argv is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) second or (2) third arguments to cmd.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands since the SQL query results are later used in the polling_items array and popen function.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6799
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1No score

cacti-1.2.18-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cacti-1.2.18-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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