CVE-2005-1524

Exp

PHP file inclusion vulnerability in top_graph_header.php in Cacti 0.8.6d and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the config[library_path] parameter.

Published: 2005-06-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1524 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.87%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1524

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25927 exploit_db edb 2005-07-01 Exploit-DB ↗
25859 exploit_db edb 2005-06-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1524

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.07% 15.87% +3.80%
2 2025-12-18 7.97% 12.07% +4.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 7.97% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1524

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1524

vendor priority summary link
debian high CVE-2005-1524 high priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cacti), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1524
gentoo high CVE-2005-1524: 1 GLSA(s) (200506-20), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/cacti); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-1524
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1524 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cacti), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
the_cacti_group cacti <= 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.6.8a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.6.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.2a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.3a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.5a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1524

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