DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1479

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1479

    Published: 22 Apr 2003Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2002-1479

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1479

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cacti

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/cacti?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.8-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High