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CVE-2019-12405

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-12405 describes an improper authentication vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 when LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. An attacker can authenticate as a legitimate user without their correct password, provided the username is known and the user is LDAP-authenticated. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0345 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/apache/trafficcontrolFixed in: 3.0.2-RC1

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jfcritical

Improper Authentication in Apache Traffic Control

May 18, 2021

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e%40%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
support.f5.com / csp/article/K84141859
Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K84141859