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
EPSS: 0.015 (71.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Cacti — versions 1.1.27
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
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.