CVE-2012-3492 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can impersonate users by exploiting weak permissions in Condor's filesystem authentication directories, leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3492?
CVE-2012-3492 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The filesystem authentication (condor_io/condor_auth_fs.cpp) in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 uses authentication directories even when they have weak permissions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users by renaming a user's authentication directory.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Condor Project Condor.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3492?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-3492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3492, GHSA-jf69-6wxx-cpxg.