CVE-2002-1479 describes a vulnerability in Cacti versions prior to 0.6.8, where the config.php file stores MySQL credentials in plaintext and has world-readable permissions. This flaw allows local users to access the Cacti database with the Cacti user's privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications and privilege escalation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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