Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking in FreeIPA



Published: 2019-11-25 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-5631
CWE-ID CWE-565
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor freeipa.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

EUVDB-ID: #VU35041

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5631

CWE-ID: CWE-565 - Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 3.0.0

External links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56919
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5631
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5631
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80784


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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