CVE-2005-2149

config.php in Cacti 0.8.6e and earlier allows remote attackers to set the no_http_headers switch, then modify session information to gain privileges and disable the use of addslashes to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Published: 2005-07-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2149 is rated High Risk (69.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.31%). EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2149

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 1.29% 2.31% +1.01%
2 2025-03-30 3.32% 1.29% -2.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.32% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2149

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2149

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2149

vendor priority summary link
debian high CVE-2005-2149 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-2005-2149
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2149 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cacti), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2149

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.5a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6a cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6b cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6c cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the_cacti_group cacti 0.8.6e cpe:2.3:a:the_cacti_group:cacti:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2149

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