Cacti up to 0.6.8 config.php Password missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cacti up to 0.6.8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file config.php. The manipulation leads to missing encryption (Password). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1479. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cacti up to 0.6.8 (Log Management Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the file config.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 modify databases as the Cacti user and possibly gain privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1479. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:config.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 0.6.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10049) and SecurityFocus (BID 5628†). The entries VDB-20385 and VDB-20386 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Missing encryption / Password
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cacti 0.6.8

Timelineinfo

09/04/2002 🔍
04/22/2003 +230 days 🔍
04/22/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +4126 days 🔍
11/23/2024 +3760 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20387
X-Force: 10049
SecurityFocus: 5628 - Raxnet Cacti World Readable Config.php File Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 13:25
Updated: 11/23/2024 01:09
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:25 (50), 06/13/2018 10:26 (3), 11/23/2024 01:09 (19)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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