PT-2012-4246 · Authen · Authen::Externalauth

Alex Vandiver · Published 2012-08-15 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-2770

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Authen::ExternalAuth extension versions prior to 0.11

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain a logged-in session via unspecified vectors related to the "URL of a RSS feed of the user."

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.11, update to version 0.11 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2770

Affected Products

Authen::Externalauth

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2770 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50060 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-July/000208.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77213 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/54681 · Note