CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-6452

Improper Authentication

Published: May 27, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Axway Secure Messenger before 6.5 Updated Release 7, as used in Axway Email Firewall, provides different responses to authentication requests depending on whether the user exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a series of requests.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Email_firewallAxway- (including)- (including)
Secure_messengerAxway*6.5.0 (including)
Secure_messengerAxway6.3.2 (including)6.3.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References