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CVE-2020-14295 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Cacti 1.2.12, specifically in the /cacti/color.php endpoint via the 'filter' parameter. Due to improper input validation, an authenticated admin can inject arbitrary SQL, including stacked queries. This allows attackers to extract sensitive data such as user credentials and, by modifying the 'path_php_binary' database setting, achieve remote command execution. The vulnerability was introduced after changes to search filter handling and persisted despite initial patch attempts.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/unix/http/cacti_filter_sqli_rce.rb) that exploits an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2020-14295) in Cacti versions 1.2.12 and earlier. The exploit requires valid admin credentials for the Cacti web interface. It abuses the 'filter' parameter in color.php to perform stacked SQL queries, allowing the attacker to overwrite the 'path_php_binary' setting in the database with a malicious payload. The payload is then executed by triggering a reindex action, resulting in remote code execution (RCE) on the target server. The module can also dump user credential hashes from the Cacti database. The exploit is weaponized, supporting customizable PHP payloads (default: php/meterpreter/reverse_tcp). The main attack vector is network-based, targeting the Cacti web application endpoints. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module.
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