Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string…
Priority LOW 18CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Luci in Red Hat Conga stores the user's username and password in a Base64 encoded string in the __ac session cookie, which allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing this cookie. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT due to different vulnerability types. Use CVE-2013-7347 for the incorrect enforcement of a user timeout.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
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
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0128 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Lowconga security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clustering (v. 5 server) conga-0.12.2-64.el5, luci-0.12.2-64.el5, luci-0.12.2-64.el5.i386 +6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clustering (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0128 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3359
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-865x-x787-2cjj
References
Advisory 1
More Red Hat Conga vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-00628 Unspecified vulnerability in Plone 2.5 through 4.0, as used in Conga, luci, and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-02847 The component in (1) /luci/homebase and (2) /luci/cluster menu in Red Hat Conga 0.12.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2013-05445 Red Hat Conga 0.12.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-04004 The ricci daemon in Red Hat Conga 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2013-06011 Luci in Red Hat Conga does not properly enforce the user session timeout, which might… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7
Sources
- CVE-2012-3359 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3359 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-865x-x787-2cjj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3359 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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