CVE-2017-12197

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863 CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 18, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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