Incorrect Authorization Affecting cacti package, versions <1.2.23+ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-CACTI-5853753
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-48538  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 cacti to version 1.2.23+ds1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cacti package and not the cacti package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Cacti 1.2.19, there is an authentication bypass in the web login functionality because of improper validation in the PHP code: cacti_ldap_auth() allows a zero as the password.

CVSS Scores

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