CVE-2012-4066 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication to delete or upload snapshots in Eucalyptus due to missing signature requirements in the internal message protocol.

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-2012-4066?

CVE-2012-4066 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The internal message protocol for Walrus in Eucalyptus 3.2.0 and earlier does not require signatures for unspecified request headers, which allows attackers to (1) delete or (2) upload snapshots.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4066?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eucalyptus Eucalyptus.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4066 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-2012-4066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pvc-c6r4-qvq2.

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