CVE-2012-2714 Auth bypass in BrowserID
Remote attackers can hijack arbitrary user authentication in the Drupal BrowserID module by manipulating the audience identifier.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2714?
CVE-2012-2714 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in BrowserID, published on 9 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BrowserID (Mozilla Persona) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via the audience identifier.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Browserid Project Browserid.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2714 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-2012-2714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BrowserID
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w956-4fqq-pmv6.