CVE-2002-1479 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
The Cacti Group	Cacti

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.8:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1462	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10049.php
http://www.knights-of-the-routing-table.org/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5628

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:26:28.671Z

Reserved: 2003-02-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-1479

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-04-22T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-1479

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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