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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-12405

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.

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CVE-2019-12405
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1 Nov 2026, 05:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-12405

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Sept 2019, 17:15 UTC

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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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "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.",
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      "references": [
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        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E",
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        "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS",
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  "document_id": 433174,
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