Medium, CVSS 6.5MavenPublished
Improper Input Validation in libpam4j
CVE-2017-12197 · GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66
- Affected
- Maven org.kohsuke:libpam4j < 1.10
- Fixed in
- 1.10· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- It was found that libpam4j prior to 1.10 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.10 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.