Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2025-24368?

Organizations using Cacti should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2025-24368, a SQL injection vulnerability rated CVSS 6.9.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-24368?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-24368. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24368?

Within 7 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches promptly. Validate input sanitization for user-controlled parameters.

PHP CVE-2025-24368

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24368?

CVE-2025-24368 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

MEDIUM

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2025-01-27 security-advisories@github.com

PHP SQLi Cacti Suse

6.9

CVSS 4.0 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

6.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

SUSE

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

Nov 03, 2025 - 22:18 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Some of the data stored in automation_tree_rules.php is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in build_rule_item_filter() function from lib/api_automation.php, resulting in SQL injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

AnalysisAI

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Some of the data stored in automation_tree_rules.php is not thoroughly checked and is used to concatenate the SQL statement in build_rule_item_filter() function from lib/api_automation.php, resulting in SQL injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29. Affected products include: Cacti.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.