Auth bypass in Cacti
CVE-2023-31132
Cacti is an open source operational monitoring and fault management framework. Affected versions are subject to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low-privileged OS user with access to a Windows host where Cacti is installed can create arbitrary PHP files in a web document directory. The user can then execute the PHP files under the security context of SYSTEM. This allows an attacker to escalate privilege from a normal user account to SYSTEM. This issue has been addressed in version 1.2.25. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cacti — versions < 1.2.25
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-31132?
- CVE-2023-31132 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2023-31132?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.