Improper authentication in Apache Traffic Control
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Improper authentication is possible in Apache Traffic Control versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 if LDAP is enabled for login in the Traffic Ops API component. Given a username for a user that can be authenticated via LDAP, it is possible to improperly authenticate as that user without that user's correct password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03455 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/apache/trafficcontrol (Go): 3.0.2-RC1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Traffic Control | 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/apache/trafficcontrol (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.2-RC1 | 3.0.2-RC1 | Patch available | GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jf |
- Traffic Control VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/apache/trafficcontrol (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.2-RC1 Fixed in 3.0.2-RC1 Patch available GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jf github.com/apache/trafficcontrol (Go) Fixed in 3.0.2-RC1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12405
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jf
References
Advisory 2
Other 10
- [trafficcontrol-users] 20190906 CVE-2019-12405: Apache Traffic Control LDAP-based authentication vulnerability
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- [trafficcontrol-commits] 20210616 [trafficcontrol-website] branch asf-site updated: Fix CVE-2020-17522 link
- [trafficcontrol-commits] 20211011 [trafficcontrol-website] 01/02: Add CVE-2021-42009
- https://github.com/apache/trafficcontrol/commit/f780aff77a52d52a37b4d1cc3e8e801c0b557356
- https://github.com/apache/trafficcontrol
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e128e9d382f3b0d074e2b597ac58e1d92139394509d81ddbc9e3700e@%3Cusers.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c675031ac220b5eae64a9c84a03ee60045c6045738607dca4a96cb8@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc8bfd7d4f71d61e9193efcd4699eccbab3c202ec1d75ed9d502f08bf@%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K84141859?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
More Apache Traffic Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30436 Apache Traffic Control: SQL Injection in Traffic Ops endpoint PUT deliveryservice_request_comments CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-19325 LDAP filter injection vulnerability in Traffic Ops CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-38028 Apache Traffic Control: ReDoS issue in Traffic Router configuration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05306 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache Traffic Control CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07358 Server-Side Request Forgery in Traffic Ops endpoint POST /user/login/oauth CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-13271 Incorrect permission assignment in Apache Traffic Control CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-12405 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12405 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3f8r-4qwm-r7jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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