CVE-2019-12405
mediumpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. Given a username for a user that can be authenticated via LDAP, it is possible to improperly authenticate as that user without that user's correct password.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8
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affected products (6)
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- Go github.com/apache/trafficcontrol3.0.0 → 3.0.2-RC1osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/apache/trafficcontrol
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jfImproper Authentication in Apache Traffic Control2021-05-18ghsa · osvUS
Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. Given a username for a user that can be authenticated via LDAP, it is possible to improperly authenticate as that user without that user's correct password.
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://trafficcontrol.apache.org/releases/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/44319cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e@%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12405cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSScnnvd
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