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Improper Authentication

CVE-2011-4973

High
9.8/10

Summary

Authentication bypass vulnerability in mod_nss 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to assume the identity of a valid user by using their certificate and entering 'password' as the password.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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  • Published