Is CVE-2002-1479 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1479 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1479?

CVE-2002-1479 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1479?

CVE-2002-1479 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1479?

Upgrade cacti on debian 11 to 0.6.8-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1479

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cactiDebian

Fixed in:0.6.8-1CVE-2002-1479

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Other references1

knights-of-the-routing-table.org

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