What is CVE-2012-5631?

CVE-2012-5631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2012-5631?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freeipa

CVE-2012-5631

ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies

Published 2019-11-25 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freeipa — versions 3.0.0
Ipa — versions Fixed in freeipa 3.0.2, freeipa 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-565 — Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5631 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/56919 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80784 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5631?: CVE-2012-5631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2012-5631?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.