High severity · published Dec 2, 2019
CVE-2012-5562
A flaw was found in rhn-proxy
8.6
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Satellite · Redhat
before 5.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5562
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5562
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5562
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5562
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5562
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5562
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