CVE-2012-6452

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Published May 27, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Axway Secure Messenger before 6.5 Updated Release 7, as used in Axway Email Firewall, provides different responses to authentication requests depending on whether the user exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a series of requests.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:axway:email_firewall:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:axway:secure_messenger::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:axway:secure_messenger:6.3.2:::::::*

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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-2012-6305	Axway Secure Messenger before 6.5 Updated Release 7, as used in Axway Email Firewall, provides different responses to authentication requests depending on whether the user exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a series of requests.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.458% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0076.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57457
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81388

History

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Subscriptions

Axway Email Firewall Secure Messenger

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 27, 2014, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 27, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

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