Rsa
CVE-2012-0400
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.9 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.96%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. |
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EMC RSA enVision 4.x before 4.1 Patch 4 does not properly restrict the number of failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.9). No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. EMC RSA enVision 4.x before 4.1 Patch 4 does not properly restrict the number of failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack. Affected products include: Rsa Envision. Version information: before 4.1.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
EMC RSA enVision 4.x before 4.1 Patch 4 does not properly restrict the number of failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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EMC RSA Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0 and RSA Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Ser
The verify function in the RSA package for Python (Python-RSA) before 3.3 allows attackers to spoof signatures with a sm
In RSA Authentication Agent before 7.4.7, service paths and shortcut paths may be vulnerable to path interception if the
RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.6 P2 (6.6.0.2), contain an improper authentication vulnerability. Rated critical severit
RSA Netwitness Platform versions prior to 11.2.1.1 and RSA Security Analytics versions prior to 10.6.6.1 are vulnerable
EMC RSA enVision 4.x before 4.1 Patch 4 uses unspecified hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attacke
SQL injection vulnerability in EMC RSA Web Threat Detection 4.x before 4.6.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to exec
Archer Platform 6.3 before 6.11 (6.11.0.0) contains an Improper Access Control Vulnerability within SSO ADFS functionali
RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.7 P2 (6.7.0.2), contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Rated high severity
RSA Netwitness Platform versions prior to 11.2.1.1 is vulnerable to an Authorization Bypass vulnerability. Rated high se
RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.4.0.1, contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the REST API. Rated high severit
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