7.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2005-2963

Published: 13/10/2005 Updated: 11/07/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 668
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The mod_auth_shadow module 1.0 up to and including 1.5 and 2.0 for Apache with AuthShadow enabled uses shadow authentication for all locations that use the require group directive, even when other authentication mechanisms are specified, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass security restrictions.

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Vendor Advisories

A vulnerability in mod_auth_shadow, an Apache module that lets users perform HTTP authentication against /etc/shadow, has been discovered The module runs for all locations that use the 'require group' directive which would bypass access restrictions controlled by another authorisation mechanism, such as AuthGroupFile file, if the username is liste ...