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CVE-2012-5424

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Published: Nov 7, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7, when a certain configuration involving TACACS+ and LDAP is used, does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a valid username and a crafted password string, aka Bug ID CSCuc65634.

Affected (4)

Cisco
1 product
Secure Access Control Server
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cisco
Secure Access Control Server
Version 5.0
Secure Access Control Server
Version 5.1
Secure Access Control Server
Version 5.2
Secure Access Control Server
Version 5.3

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (12)

Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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