CVE-2012-5686 Weak cryptography in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5686 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-5686 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5686 exists.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2012-5686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5686/index.md)
Attackers can predict password reset tokens due to insufficient entropy, leading to unauthorized account takeover in ZPanel.
- 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-2012-5686?
CVE-2012-5686 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ZPanel 10.0.1 has insufficient entropy for its password reset process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zpanelcp Zpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5686 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5686 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx36-j5gv-jj56.