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CVE-2013-4566 (GCVE-0-2013-4566)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-12-12 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:45
VLAI
Summary
mod_nss 1.0.8 and earlier, when NSSVerifyClient is set to none for the server/vhost context, does not enforce the NSSVerifyClient setting in the directory context, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2013-12-03 00:00
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