{"id":"CVE-2019-12405","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-12405","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:23:48.856Z","title":"Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component.","description":"Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. Given a username for a user that can be authenticated via LDAP, it is possible to improperly authenticate as that user without that user's correct password.","published":"2019-09-09T17:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:14:35.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["apache/traffic control"],"epss":{"score":0.03455,"percentile":0.88961,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e%40%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e%40%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12405","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}