Cacti error path disclosure
| cacti-error-path-disclosure (17014) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Cacti could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable script, which would cause an error message to be returned that contains the installation path of Cacti.
Platforms Affected:
- Cacti, Cacti 0.8.5a
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS version of Cacti (0.8.5a or later), available from the raXnet Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Aug 16 2004 - 15:03:41 CDT, SQL Injection in CACTI at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0717.html.
- raXnet Web site, CVS Repository at http://www.raxnet.net/.
- CVE-2004-1736: Cacti 0.8.5a allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via an HTTP request to (1) auth.php, (2) auth_login.php, (3) auth_changepassword.php, and possibly other php files, which reveal the installation path in a PHP error message.
- SA12308: Cacti SQL Injection and Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 16, 2004
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