CVE-2012-5424
Description
Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7, when a certain configuration involving TACACS+ and LDAP is used, does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a valid username and a crafted password string, aka Bug ID CSCuc65634.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 5.0 | |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 5.1 | |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 5.2 | |
| cisco | secure_access_control_server | 5.3 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/87251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51194
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121107-acs
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56433
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027733
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79860
- http://osvdb.org/87251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51194
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121107-acs
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56433
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027733
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79860
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.