Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-5930

Title: Microfocus Privileged User Manager Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2012-5930

CWE Category CWE-287

Published Date Dec 24, 2012

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 6.4 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

7.37%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-5930: The pa_modify_accounts function in auth.dll in unifid.exe in NetIQ Privileged User Manager 2.3.x before 2.3.1 HF2 does not require authentication for the modifyAccounts method, which allows remote attackers to change the passwords of administrative accounts via a crafted application/x-amf request.

Impacted Vendors

microfocus 1

Reference Links

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~ http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i.htm http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385 http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K6-PmbPjduA~ http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i.htm http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_novell_netiq_i_adv.htm https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011385

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.4

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-5930 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22737

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 24, 2012 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.