# CVE-2012-5562: Information disclosure in Red Hat Satellite 6

> An attacker can intercept clear-text credentials transmitted by rhn-proxy to RHN Satellite, leading to information disclosure of sensitive authentication details.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-782c-hpc8-pfgv

## What is CVE-2012-5562?

CVE-2012-5562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 2 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Satellite.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-5562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Satellite

- [CVE-2024-7012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7012/): Puppet-foreman: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in foreman (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7923/): Puppet-pulpcore: an authentication bypass vulnerability exists in pulpcore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-96659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96659/): Foreman: excessive permissions for viewer role on preview (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-0118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0118/): Foreman: arbitrary code execution through templates (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2008-2369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2369/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 2 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Satellite. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.