CVE-2012-5562 (GCVE-0-2012-5562)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-02 18:12 – Updated: 2026-04-09 17:26
VLAI?
Title
Rhn-proxy: rhn-satellite: rhn-proxy: information disclosure via clear-text credential transmission when accessing rhn satellite
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6     cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
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Date Public ?
2019-12-02 18:12
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