CVE-2012-4494

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Published Oct 31, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Shibboleth authentication module 7.x-4.0 for Drupal does not properly check the active status of users, which allows remote blocked users to access bypass intended access restrictions and possibly have other impacts by logging in.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:niif:shibb_auth:7.x-4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4423	The Shibboleth authentication module 7.x-4.0 for Drupal does not properly check the active status of users, which allows remote blocked users to access bypass intended access restrictions and possibly have other impacts by logging in.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.082% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/1493244
http://drupal.org/node/1719392
http://drupalcode.org/project/shib_auth.git/commitdiff/2032f0a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1

History

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Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

Niif Shibb Auth

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 31, 2012, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:41 AM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2012, 4:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM

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