CVE-2012-4741

Description

The RADIUS extension in PacketFence before 3.3.0 uses a different user name than is used for authentication for users with custom VLAN assignment extensions, which allows remote attackers to spoof user identities via the User-Name RADIUS attribute.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory packetfence.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29126135 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78868 vdb entry
http://www.packetfence.org/bugs/view.php?id=1390 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4741?
CVE-2012-4741 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4741?
To fix CVE-2012-4741, 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-2012-4741 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4741 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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