CVE-2012-4741 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof user identities in PacketFence RADIUS extensions with custom VLAN assignments, bypassing authentication controls.
- 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-2012-4741?
CVE-2012-4741 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RADIUS extension in PacketFence before 3.3.0 uses a different user name than is used for authentication for users with custom VLAN assignment extensions, which allows remote attackers to spoof user identities via the User-Name RADIUS attribute.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4741?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Packetfence Packetfence.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4741 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-2012-4741 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4741 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r267-cj3p-f63m.