Bloxx Web Filtering before 5.0.14 does not use a salt during calculation of a password…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Bloxx Web Filtering before 5.0.14 does not use a salt during calculation of a password hash, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords via a rainbow-table approach.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01177 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7h2-4xfj-8rjf
References
Advisory 1
More Bloxx Web Filtering vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02879 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Microdasys before 3.5.1-B708, as used… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-02223 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the administrative… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-02225 Bloxx Web Filtering before 5.0.14 does not properly interpret X-Forwarded-For headers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2012-02222 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Bloxx Web Filtering before 5.0.14… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-2565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7h2-4xfj-8rjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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