Conga
CVE-2012-3359
LOW
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string in the __ac session cookie, which allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing this cookie. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT due to different vulnerability types. Use CVE-2013-7347 for the incorrect enforcement of a user timeout.
AnalysisAI
Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string in the __ac session cookie, which allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing this cookie. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.7). No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-255. Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string in the __ac session cookie, which allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing this cookie. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT due to different vulnerability types. Use CVE-2013-7347 for the incorrect enforcement of a user timeout. Affected products include: Redhat Conga, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
The component in (1) /luci/homebase and (2) /luci/cluster menu in Red Hat Conga 0.12.2 allows remote authenticated users
Red Hat Conga 0.12.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted request to the (1) homebase,
Luci in Red Hat Conga does not properly enforce the user session timeout, which might allow attackers to gain access to
Same weakness CWE-255 – Credentials Management Errors
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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