6.8

CVE-2012-4446: apache qpid Improper Authentication

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4446GHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf
Published 12-03-2013Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4446 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in apache qpid. EPSS estimates a 4.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2013:0561RHSA-2013:0562

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • qpid≤ 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19
Org.apache.qpid1 product
  • qpid-client< 0.20
Ubuntu1 product
  • qpid-cppAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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