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.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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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. 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.
Title Cacti - sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection Cacti sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Title Cacti sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection Cacti - sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Vendors & Products Cacti
Cacti cacti

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Cacti sanitize_sql_column() Regex Allowlist Permits SQL Time-Delay Functions Leading to Blind SQL Injection
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TuranSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T11:47:16.912Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T12:23:34.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-71287

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:48:46.844Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-05T13:24:53.453

Modified: 2026-08-10T12:17:31.367

Link: CVE-2026-71287

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-05T12:26:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-71287 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:00:04Z

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