CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-5930
6.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-12-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
The pa_modify_accounts function in auth.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 does not require authentication for the modifyAccounts method, which allows remote attackers to change the passwords of administrative accounts via a crafted application/x-amf request.
Affected configurations
• microfocus privileged user manager 2.3.0
• microfocus privileged user manager 2.3.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~ download.novell.com
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i.htm Exploit
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm Exploit
- https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385 Vendor Advisory
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~ download.novell.com
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i.htm Exploit
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm Exploit
- https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385 Vendor Advisory