CVE-2012-5930 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to change administrative account passwords in NetIQ Privileged User Manager via crafted requests.
- 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-2012-5930?
CVE-2012-5930 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pa_modify_accounts function in auth.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 does not require authentication for the modifyAccounts method, which allows remote attackers to change the passwords of administrative accounts via a crafted application/x-amf request.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5930?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Privileged User Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5930 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-2012-5930 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5930 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m98f-9gmq-w7f5.