CVE-2012-4523 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and spoof clients due to improper certificate verification in radsecproxy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4523?
CVE-2012-4523 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
radsecproxy before 1.6.1 does not properly verify certificates when there are configuration blocks with CA settings that are unrelated to the block being used for verifying the certificate chain, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof clients.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uninett Radsecproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4523?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-4523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4523, GHSA-67pw-2qx3-43v6.