CVE-2002-1479 json
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in plaintext in config.php, which has world-readable permissions, which allows loca…
published 2003-04-22 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1462
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- cacti Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.8-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1479
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.html
mailing-list, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/10049.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/5628
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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knights-of-the-routing-table.org
/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txt
url-repurposed
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1479
- NVD CVE-2002-1479
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.