CVE-2012-4446
Improper Authentication in Apache Qpid
CVE-2012-4446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apache Qpid, published March 12, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.91%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.qpid:qpid-client 0.20.
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
CVE-2012-4446- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
CVE-2012-4446- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4620 No score
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf No score
Improper Authentication in Apache Qpid
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
GHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf No score
Improper Authentication in Apache Qpid
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
GHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4446 No score
The default configuration for Apache Qpid 0.20 and earlier, when the federation_tag attribute is enabled, accepts AMQP connections without checking the source user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and have other unspecified impact via an AMQP request.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4446- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.qpid:qpid-clientMaven |
before 0.20 | 0.20 |
org.apache.qpid:qpid-clientMaven |
before 0.20, plus listed versions 0.100.120.140.160.18 |
0.20 |
mrg-releaseRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:2.3.0-1.el5 | 0:2.3.0-1.el5 |
cumin-messagingRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.1.1-2.el5 | 0:0.1.1-2.el5 |
python-qpidRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-4.el5 | 0:0.18-4.el5 |
python-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-15.el5 | 0:0.18-15.el5 |
python-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-1.el5 | 0:0.18-1.el5 |
qpid-cpp-clientRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-client-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-client-devel-docsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qpid-cpp-client-rdmaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-client-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-mrgRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-mrg-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-serverRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-clusterRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-rdmaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-storeRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-cpp-server-xmlRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-14.el5 | 0:0.18-14.el5 |
qpid-javaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-7.el5 | 0:0.18-7.el5 |
qpid-java-clientRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-7.el5 | 0:0.18-7.el5 |
qpid-java-commonRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-7.el5 | 0:0.18-7.el5 |
qpid-java-exampleRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-7.el5 | 0:0.18-7.el5 |
qpid-jcaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-8.el5 | 0:0.18-8.el5 |
qpid-jca-xarecoveryRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-8.el5 | 0:0.18-8.el5 |
qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-15.el5 | 0:0.18-15.el5 |
qpid-qmf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-15.el5 | 0:0.18-15.el5 |
qpid-qmf-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-15.el5 | 0:0.18-15.el5 |
qpid-testsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-2.el5 | 0:0.18-2.el5 |
qpid-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-8.el5 | 0:0.18-8.el5 |
rhm-docsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-2.el5 | 0:0.18-2.el5 |
ruby-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-15.el5 | 0:0.18-15.el5 |
ruby-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-1.el5 | 0:0.18-1.el5 |
saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-1.el5 | 0:0.18-1.el5 |
saslwrapper-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-1.el5 | 0:0.18-1.el5 |
saslwrapper-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5 |
before 0:0.18-1.el5 | 0:0.18-1.el5 |
mrg-releaseRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:2.3.0-1.el6 | 0:2.3.0-1.el6 |
python-qpidRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-4.el6 | 0:0.18-4.el6 |
python-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
python-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
qpid-cppRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-clientRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-client-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-serverRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
qpid-qmf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
qpid-testsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-2.el6 | 0:0.18-2.el6 |
qpid-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-8.el6 | 0:0.18-8.el6 |
ruby-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
ruby-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
rubygem-rakeRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.8.7-2.1.el6 | 0:0.8.7-2.1.el6 |
rubygemsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:1.8.16-1.el6 | 0:1.8.16-1.el6 |
saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
saslwrapper-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
saslwrapper-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
xerces-cRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xqillaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
mrg-releaseRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.3.0-1.el6 | 0:2.3.0-1.el6 |
rubygem-rakeRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.8.7-2.1.el6 | 0:0.8.7-2.1.el6 |
rubygemsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:1.8.16-1.el6 | 0:1.8.16-1.el6 |
cumin-messagingRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.1.1-2.el6 | 0:0.1.1-2.el6 |
python-qpidRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-4.el6 | 0:0.18-4.el6 |
python-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
python-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
qpid-cppRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-clientRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-client-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-client-devel-docsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-client-rdmaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-client-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-serverRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-clusterRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-rdmaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-sslRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-storeRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-cpp-server-xmlRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-14.el6 | 0:0.18-14.el6 |
qpid-javaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-7.el6 | 0:0.18-7.el6 |
qpid-java-clientRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-7.el6 | 0:0.18-7.el6 |
qpid-java-commonRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-7.el6 | 0:0.18-7.el6 |
qpid-java-exampleRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-7.el6 | 0:0.18-7.el6 |
qpid-jcaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-8.el6 | 0:0.18-8.el6 |
qpid-jca-xarecoveryRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-8.el6 | 0:0.18-8.el6 |
qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
qpid-qmf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
qpid-qmf-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
qpid-testsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-2.el6 | 0:0.18-2.el6 |
qpid-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-8.el6 | 0:0.18-8.el6 |
rhm-docsRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-2.el6 | 0:0.18-2.el6 |
ruby-qpid-qmfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-15.el6 | 0:0.18-15.el6 |
ruby-saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
saslwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
saslwrapper-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
saslwrapper-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:0.18-1.el6_3 | 0:0.18-1.el6_3 |
xerces-cRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xerces-c-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:3.0.1-20.el6 | 0:3.0.1-20.el6 |
xqillaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
xqilla-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.2.3-8.el6 | 0:2.2.3-8.el6 |
qpid-cppUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16-9build10.16-9ubuntu10.16-9ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4631
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0561.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0562.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851355
secunia.com/advisories/52516
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4446
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrgh-6x42-x6xf
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0561
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_MRG/2/html/Technical_Notes/RHSA-2013-0561.html
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877081
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882243
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893980
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895535
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access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4458
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4458
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4458
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-4629
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4459
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4459
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4459
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0562
access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_MRG/2/html/Technical_Notes/RHSA-2013-0562.html
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0562.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4446