CVE-2002-1479
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in plaintext in config.php, which has...
CVE-2002-1479 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in The Cacti Group Cacti, published April 22, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in cacti 0.6.8-1.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.47%EPSS, 40th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.6.8-1cacti +2 more
Description
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
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What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1479- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1462No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1462- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-389p-g5q7-wj2fNo score
Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in plaintext in config.php, which has...
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.
- Record
GHSA-389p-g5q7-wj2f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-1479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1479No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0028.html
iss.net/security_center/static/10049.php
knights-of-the-routing-table.org/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/5628
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1479
github.com/advisories/GHSA-389p-g5q7-wj2f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1479