CVE-2012-5562

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.6 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2019-12-02

Last modified

2026-04-09

Weaknesses

CWE-319

Affected products

• Satellite (Redhat)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5562
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5562
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5562