Cacti config.php is world-readable
| cacti-config-world-readable (10049) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cacti could allow a remote attacker to obtain user account information. The config.php file is created world-readable, which could allow an attacker to access this file and obtain login credentials to the MySQL backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- Cacti, Cacti 0.8.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cacti (0.6.8a or later), available from the raXnet Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Knights of the Routing Table Security Advisory krt_001_20020903_cacti, Cacti security issues at http://www.knights-of-the-routing-table.org/advisories/krt_001_20020903_cacti.txt.
- raXnet Web site, raXnet.net - cacti at http://www.raxnet.net/products/cacti/.
- BID-5628: Raxnet Cacti World Readable Config.php File Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1479: 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.
Reported:
Sep 03, 2002
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