CVE-2012-5424 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Cisco Secure ACS by sending crafted passwords when TACACS+ and LDAP are configured.
- 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-2012-5424?
CVE-2012-5424 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7, when a certain configuration involving TACACS+ and LDAP is used, does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a valid username and a crafted password string, aka Bug ID CSCuc65634.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5424?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Access Control Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5424 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-2012-5424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5mg-489p-j2jg.