CVE-2011-4973

CVE-2011-4973 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in mod_nss version 1.0.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to impersonate legitimate users by presenting a valid certificate and using "password" as the password, effectively bypassing intended authentication mechanisms. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.