CVE-2022-48538

low-risk

Published 2023-08-22

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.

Do I need to act?

0.07% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Cacti

Affected Vendors

Cacti

References (4)

Technical Description https://docs.cacti.net/Settings-Auth-LDAP.md

Exploit https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/5189

Technical Description https://docs.cacti.net/Settings-Auth-LDAP.md

Exploit https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/issues/5189

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low-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal