What is CVE-2022-48538?

CVE-2022-48538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-48538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-48538 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Cacti

CVE-2022-48538

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cacti — versions 1.2.19
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48538?: CVE-2022-48538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-48538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48538 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.