What is CVE-2012-5562?

CVE-2012-5562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2019-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2012-5562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6

CVE-2012-5562

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5562?: CVE-2012-5562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2019-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2012-5562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.