CVE-2012-4613 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can bypass access restrictions via brute-force attacks due to missing authentication attempt limits in the appliance.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-4613?

CVE-2012-4613 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC RSA Data Protection Manager Appliance 2.7.x and 3.x before 3.2.1 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a user account, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4613?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Rsa Data Protection Manager Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4613 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-2012-4613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rfp2-h34r-m8r5.

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