CVE-2008-0786

CVE-2008-0786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cacti with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (76th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-94
• Affected product: Cacti
• Published: 2008-02-14
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.7 before 0.8.7b and 0.8.6 before 0.8.6k, when running on older PHP interpreters, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0786?

CRLF injection vulnerability in Cacti 0.8.7 before 0.8.7b and 0.8.6 before 0.8.6k, when running on older PHP interpreters, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

How severe is CVE-2008-0786?

CVE-2008-0786 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2008-0786 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (76th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2008-0786?

CVE-2008-0786 primarily affects Cacti. In total, 16 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0786?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2008-0786 published?

CVE-2008-0786 was published on 2008-02-14 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28872
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28976
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29274
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-18.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3657
• http://www.cacti.net/release_notes_0_8_7b.php
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:052
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488013/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488018/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27749
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019414
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0540
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432758
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00570.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00593.html

Affected products (16)

• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cacti:cacti:0.8.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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