CVE-2012-4450 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published 1 Oct 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can bypass ACL restrictions to access directory entries after a rename operation in 389 Directory Server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-4450?

CVE-2012-4450 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

389 Directory Server 1.2.10 does not properly update the ACL when a DN entry is moved by a modrdn operation, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to bypass ACL restrictions and access the DN entry.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4450?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-11.el6`

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4450?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2012-4450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4450, GHSA-hxpc-5pf5-9xxg, RHSA-2013:0503.