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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.5 (including) | 0.5 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6 (including) | 0.6 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.1 (including) | 0.6.1 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.2 (including) | 0.6.2 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.3 (including) | 0.6.3 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.4 (including) | 0.6.4 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.5 (including) | 0.6.5 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.6 (including) | 0.6.6 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.7 (including) | 0.6.7 (including) |
| Cacti | The_cacti_group | 0.6.8 (including) | 0.6.8 (including) |
References
- 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
- 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