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Status published
Medium
CVE-2002-1479
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
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CVE-2005-2149
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CVE-2005-2148
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High
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Affected Vendor
the cacti group
View all reports →Affected Software
cacti
Vulnerable Versions:
0.5, 0.6, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.7, 0.6.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.