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Critical severity · published Sep 9, 2019
CVE-2019-12405
Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component
9.8
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. Given a username for a user that can be authenticated via LDAP, it is possible to improperly authenticate as that user without that user's correct password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TC
Traffic Control · Apache
3.0.0; 3.0.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
TC
Traffic Control
Apache
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12405
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12405
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e%40%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
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