HTTP Negotiate Authentication Vulnerability in ELinks 0.12

CVE-2012-4545 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GSS-Negotiate authentication, delegates user credentials through GSSAPI, which allows remote servers to authenticate as the client via the delegated credentials.

Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Server Software.