First published: Fri Nov 30 2012(Updated: )
Og Maciel of Red Hat reports: After configuring my system to use ActiveDirectory as the authentication method, I was able to login via the web ui without having to provide a password when using Windows ADS as the LDAP authentication backend.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Red Hat CloudForms | =1.1 |
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CVE-2012-5604 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized access without password authentication.
To fix CVE-2012-5604, upgrade to a version of Red Hat CloudForms that has patched this vulnerability.
CVE-2012-5604 affects Red Hat CloudForms version 1.1 when configured with ActiveDirectory as the authentication method.
CVE-2012-5604 is categorized as an authentication bypass vulnerability.
Yes, CVE-2012-5604 is specifically related to the improper handling of authentication when using ActiveDirectory as the LDAP backend.