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CVE-2005-2148

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2148 describes an input validation vulnerability in Cacti versions 0.8.6e and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or SQL queries by manipulating how the application processes POST requests, cookies, and URL parameters, specifically within graph_image.php and graph.php. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating easy exploitation over the network with no authentication required, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.2aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0340 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/15490
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21266
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21270
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
Patch
cacti.net / downloads/patches/0.8.6e/cacti-0.8.6f_security.patch
Patch
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-764
hardened-php.net / advisory-032005.php
PatchVendor Advisory
hardened-php.net / advisory-042005.php
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/404047/30/30/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/404054
securityfocus.com / bid/14128
securityfocus.com / bid/14129
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/0951