# CVE-2014-4631: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in RSA Adaptive Authentication by exploiting permanent device binding during failed challenge calls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** 8 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25qv-mpwh-3c2j

## What is CVE-2014-4631?

CVE-2014-4631 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RSA Adaptive Authentication (On-Premise) 6.0.2.1 through 7.1 P3, when using device binding in a Challenge SOAP call or using the RSA Adaptive Authentication Integration Adapters with Out-of-Band Phone (Authentify) functionality, conducts permanent device binding even when authentication fails, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4631?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Rsa Adaptive Authentication On-Premise.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-2733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2733/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-2741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2741/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-2742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2742/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-0925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0925/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2014-0637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0637/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4631 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4631 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2014. 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-2014-4631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-4631/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4631/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4631
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4631
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4631

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4631/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.