CVE-2012-2770 describes a vulnerability in the Authen::ExternalAuth extension prior to version 0.11, used with Best Practical Solutions RT. This flaw allows remote attackers to gain a logged-in session through unspecified vectors related to a user's RSS feed URL. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mike_peachey:authen\:\:externalauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mike_peachey:authen\:\:externalauth:0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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