CVE-2012-5562

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Publication date:

02/12/2019

Last modified:

09/04/2026

Description

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.60 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

8.60

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vector 2.0

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None