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CVE-2011-4973

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Authentication bypass vulnerability in mod_nss 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to assume the identity of a valid user by using their certificate and entering 'password' as the password.

Affected products

• Mod Nss Project Mod Nss: 1.0.8

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1017197
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/mod_nss-list/2011-May/msg00001.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1017197
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/mod_nss-list/2011-May/msg00001.html

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