CVE-2012-3359

Description

Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string in the __ac session cookie, which allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing this cookie. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT due to different vulnerability types. Use CVE-2013-7347 for the incorrect enforcement of a user timeout.

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607179
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0128.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3359?
CVE-2012-3359 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3359?
To fix CVE-2012-3359, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3359 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3359 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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