CVE-2012-5629

The default configuration of the (1) LdapLoginModule and (2) LdapExtLoginModule modules in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 4.3.0 CP10, 5.2.0, and 6.0.1, and Enterprise Web Platform (EWP) 5.2.0 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.

Published: 2013-03-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5629 is rated Moderate Risk (60/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). EPSS rose +1.56% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5629

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 0.79% 2.34% +1.56%
2 2025-03-30 1.04% 0.79% -0.26%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5629

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5629

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5629

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5629
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-5629 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jbossas4), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5629

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5629

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_web_platform 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5629

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