CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2149

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in config.php in Cacti 0.8.6e and earlier allows a remote attacker to set the no_http_headers switch, then modify session information to gain elevated privileges and disable the addslashes function, enabling SQL injection attacks.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes unauthorized privilege escalation and SQL injection, which can lead to data leakage or modification in the database.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Cacti to a version newer than 0.8.6e and apply security patches to prevent manipulation of configuration variables.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

config.php in Cacti 0.8.6e and earlier allows remote attackers to set the no_http_headers switch, then modify session information to gain privileges and disable the use of addslashes to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS