CVE-2004-0009 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass client certificate authentication by forging certificates using basic auth when specific SSL options are enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-0009?

CVE-2004-0009 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache-SSL 1.3.28+1.52 and earlier, with SSLVerifyClient set to 1 or 3 and SSLFakeBasicAuth enabled, allows remote attackers to forge a client certificate by using basic authentication with the "one-line DN" of the target user.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0009?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache-Ssl Apache-Ssl.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2004-0009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-76rg-wcxr-453v.

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