CVE-2016-10700

Description

auth_login.php in Cacti before 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users who use web authentication to bypass intended access restrictions by logging in as a user not in the cacti database, because the guest user is not considered. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-2313.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.77% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cacti.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/69983495cd41bf0903fe02baeef84b1fa85f2846 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_1_0_0.php issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2697 broken link
https://web.archive.org/web/20160817090458/http://bugs.cacti.net/view.php?id=2697 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10700?
CVE-2016-10700 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10700?
To fix CVE-2016-10700, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10700 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10700 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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