Description
auth_login.php in Cacti before 0.8.8g allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 0.8.8g+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | cacti | 0.8.8a+dfsg-5+deb7u9 | DLA-560-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | cacti | 0.8.8f+ds1-4ubuntu4.16.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | cacti | 0.8.8b+dfsg-5ubuntu0.2 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cacti | 0.8.8h-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 |
Advisories 2
- DLA-560-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10084-1 cacti-0.8.8h-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- GLSA-201607-05 vendor-advisory
- 1037745 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0438 vendor-advisory
- http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_8g.php
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0437 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0440 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2656
- GLSA-201711-10 vendor-advisory