CVE-2002-1479 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Cacti before 0.6.8 stores a MySQL username and password in p)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1479 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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