A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5454 rhn-proxy: may transmit credentials over clear-text when accessing RHN Satellite
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

History

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description rhn-proxy: may transmit credentials over clear-text when accessing RHN Satellite A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.
Title rhn-proxy: may transmit credentials over clear-text Rhn-proxy: rhn-satellite: rhn-proxy: information disclosure via clear-text credential transmission when accessing rhn satellite
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T17:26:56.549Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5562

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-02T19:15:11.027

Modified: 2026-04-09T18:16:40.160

Link: CVE-2012-5562

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-02-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5562 - Bugzilla

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