CVE-2012-4688 (GCVE-0-2012-4688)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-31 11:00 – Updated: 2025-07-10 16:10
VLAI
Title
I-GEN opLYNX Central Authentication Bypass
Summary
The Central application in i-GEN opLYNX before 2.01.9 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors involving the disabling of browser JavaScript support.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 342 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
i-GEN Solutions Corporation opLYNX Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.01.8 (custom)
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Credits
Anthony Cicalla has identified an authentication bypass vulnerability
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