GHSA-9whh-582r-589h · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — ldap_fluff authentication bypass
The ldap_fluff gem for Ruby, as used in Red Hat CloudForms 1.1, when using Active Directory for authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5604 is rated Moderate Risk (40.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.18% | 1.21% | +1.03% |
| 2 | 2026-02-15 | 0.59% | 0.18% | -0.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9whh-582r-589h · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — ldap_fluff authentication bypass
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5604 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | cloudforms | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882136 |