Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48538
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the cacti package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cacti | 1.2.23+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Debian:13 | cacti | 1.2.23+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Debian:14 | cacti | 1.2.23+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | cacti | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | cacti | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | cacti | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48538 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | cacti | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48538 |