VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1479
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in plaintext in config.php, which has world-readable permissions, which allows local users to modify databases as the Cacti user and possibly gain privileges.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in plaintext in config.php, which has world-readable permissions, which allows local users to modify databases as the Cacti user and possibly gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- the cacti group/cacti
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10049.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.knights-of-the-routing-table.org/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txtURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5628Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10049.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.knights-of-the-routing-table.org/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txtURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5628Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.