CVE-2005-1526
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config_settings.php in Cacti before 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 16.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config_settings.php in Cacti before 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the config[include_path] parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- RaXnet Cacti 0.5/0.6/0.8 - 'Config_Settings.php' Remote File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25857webapps, phppublished 20 Jun 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 41 days later
· 41 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.6% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- 20050622 Multiple Vendor Cacti config_settings.php Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 17425 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- CLSA-2005:978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_6e.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- cacti-configsettings-file-include(21119) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- GLSA-200506-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-764 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 1014252 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 15931 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 14028 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 15490 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-1529 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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