Information disclosure in Cacti

CVE-2017-16661

Cacti 1.1.27 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files by placing the Log Path into a private directory, and then making a clog.php?filename= request, as demonstrated by filename=passwd (with a Log Path under /etc) to read /etc/passwd.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-16661: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Cacti — versions 1.1.27

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16661?
CVE-2017-16661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2017-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-16661?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.