{"cve":"CVE-2017-12197","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-18T21:29:00.203","modified":"2026-06-17T01:02:53.050","status":"Modified","description":"It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-863"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2904","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2905","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2906","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","libpam4j_project:libpam4j","redhat:enterprise_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:48:34.567387330+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-12197","score":0.01511,"percentile":0.74467,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x9rg-q5fx-fx66","summary":"Improper Input Validation in libpam4j","modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:52.089972Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.kohsuke:libpam4j","purl":"pkg:maven/org.kohsuke/libpam4j","ranges":["<1.10"],"fixed":["1.10"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}