Critical
Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-12405
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2019-12405
Complete source record
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"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS",
"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859"
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