CVE-2020-14295

CRITICALNVD 7.29.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 86% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.3% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.2 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 86%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 86%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
80(Track)
EG Risk 80/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation86% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
86%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 17, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntucacti (0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2+esm1) @ xenial2026-05-27ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cacti—1.2.13+ds1-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cacti—1.2.13+ds1-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cacti—1.2.13+ds1-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cacti—1.2.13+ds1-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 14× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-19 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 02:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-12 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-09 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-08 16:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-08 04:49 UTCOSV refresh
  7. 2026-08-05 19:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-26 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-24 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-23 01:49 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-22 21:29 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.80
  14. 2026-07-22 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-19 10:52 UTCOSV refresh
  21. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 06:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-08 15:11 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-01 17:31 UTCOSV refresh
  2. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-14 00:43 UTCOSV refresh
  12. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-05-31 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-05-31 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-05-29 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-05-29 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-05-27 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-05-27 02:23 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-05-27 02:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-49810
    First seen Apr 29, 2021

    Cacti 1.2.12 - 'filter' SQL Injection

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC0z09e/CVE-2020-14295
    First seen Apr 28, 2021

    Authenticated SQL injection to command execution on Cacti 1.2.12

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/unix/http/cacti_filter_sqli_rce✓ verified
    First seen Jun 17, 2020

    Cacti color filter authenticated SQLi to RCE

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-14295?
CVE-2020-14295 is a critical vulnerability published on June 17, 2020. A SQL injection issue in color.php in Cacti 1.2.12 allows an admin to inject SQL via the filter parameter. This can lead to remote command execution because the product accepts stacked queries.
When was CVE-2020-14295 disclosed?
CVE-2020-14295 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 17, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-14295 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-14295 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-14295?
CVE-2020-14295 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-14295?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-14295, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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