CVE-2016-2313
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web...
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
CVE-2016-2313- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
CVE-2016-2313- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3397 No score
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3397- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqj3-mvg5-35g5
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web...
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
GHSA-hqj3-mvg5-35g5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
CVE-2016-2313- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2313
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2313- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2313
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2313- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0068 No score
Updated cacti packages fix CVE-2016-2313
Updated cacti package fixes security vulnerability:
Authentication using web authentication as a user not in the cacti database allows complete access (CVE-2016-2313).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0068- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 No score
cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cactiDebian:12 |
before 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 |
cactiDebian:13 |
before 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 |
cactiDebian:14 |
before 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 |
cactiDebian:7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u9, plus listed versions 0.8.8a+dfsg-50.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u10.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u20.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u30.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u4 Show 4 moreShow less0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u50.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u60.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u70.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u8 |
0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u9 |
cactiMageia:5 |
before 0.8.8f-1.3.mga5 | 0.8.8f-1.3.mga5 |
cactiUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.8.8b+dfsg-30.8.8b+dfsg-50.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1 |
0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2 |
cactiUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2, plus listed versions 0.8.8f+ds1-20.8.8f+ds1-30.8.8f+ds1-40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu10.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu2 Show 4 moreShow less0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu30.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu40.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.040.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.1 |
0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2 |
cactiopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 0.8.8h-1.2 | 0.8.8h-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2313 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cacti, published February 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.69%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in cacti 0.8.8g+ds1-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-05
securitytracker.com/id/1037745
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00078.html
cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_8g.php
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bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2656
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2313
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqj3-mvg5-35g5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2313
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0068.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17730
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/10/5
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2313
svn.cacti.net/viewvc/cacti/tags/0.8.8g/docs/CHANGELOG?revision=7788&view=markup
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=965930
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/09/3
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2313
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5588