VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4973
Authentication bypass vulnerability in mod_nss 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to assume the identity of a valid user by using their certificate and entering 'password' as the password.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Authentication bypass vulnerability in mod_nss 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to assume the identity of a valid user by using their certificate and entering 'password' as the password.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- mod nss project/mod nss
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1017197Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/mod_nss-list/2011-May/msg00001.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1017197Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/mod_nss-list/2011-May/msg00001.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.