# CVE-2012-2437: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can generate arbitrary cookies without authentication in AWCM, potentially bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5fm-9m5g-qh66

## What is CVE-2012-2437?

CVE-2012-2437 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary cookies via the name parameter in conjunction with the content parameter.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2437?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Awcm-Cms Ar Web Content Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2437?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2437 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2437 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AR Web Content Manager (AWCM) - 'cookie_gen.php' Arbitrary Cookie Generation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-4810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4810/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0903/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2438/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2011-1668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1668/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2437 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2437 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2437 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2437/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2437/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2437
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2437
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2437

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