CVE-2012-5604 json
ldap_fluff authentication bypass
published 2013-03-01 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-9whh-582r-589h , EUVD-2022-3457
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ldap_fluff gem for Ruby, as used in Red Hat CloudForms 1.1, when using Active Directory for authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5604 updated cvss 5.0
rubygem-ldap_fluff: CloudForms authentication bypass when handling anonymous LDAP bind
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Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-ldap_fluffaffected: no fix available
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | ldap_fluff | <0.4.0 |
0.4.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5604
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9whh-582r-589h
- NVD CVE-2012-5604
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