Path Traversal in Cacti

CVE-2024-45598

Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Prior to 1.2.29, an administrator can change the `Poller Standard Error Log Path` parameter in either Installation Step 5 or in Configuration->Settings->Paths tab to a local file inside the server. Then simply going to Logs tab and selecting the name of the local file will show its content on the web UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.29.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Cacti — versions < 1.2.29

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45598?
CVE-2024-45598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-45598?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45598 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.