Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
PacketFence versions before 3.0.2 had an admin login flaw where a remote attacker could bypass authentication using an empty password. If the administrative web interface was reachable by untrusted users, this could create direct management access risk.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any internet-accessible or broadly reachable PacketFence admin interface. Internal-only legacy systems still merit cleanup because this is an authentication bypass affecting administrative access.
Technical view
The issue is in check_password in html/admin/login.php. The CVE states that PacketFence before 3.0.2 allowed remote authentication bypass via an empty password. No CVSS score, CWE, or detailed affected CPE data is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to PacketFence deployments older than 3.0.2, especially where the admin interface is reachable from untrusted networks. The bundle does not identify hosted services, downstream products, or specific CPEs.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or public active exploitation evidence. The disclosed condition is simple, but no exploit maturity, exploit availability, or observed attacks are cited.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE description names the vulnerable function and version boundary, but the bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, CPE, exploit status, and detailed patch notes. Treat conclusions about scope as conditional on local PacketFence deployment details.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade PacketFence to version 3.0.2 or later.
- Review the PacketFence bug ticket and changelog for vendor guidance.
- Restrict admin interface access to trusted management networks.
- Monitor authentication logs for unusual admin login activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory PacketFence deployments and confirm exact versions.
- Identify whether admin login is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Verify upgraded systems are at 3.0.2 or later.
- Confirm blank-password admin login is rejected in a safe test environment.
Public sources used
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Credential and access behavior lookup
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://packetfence.org/bugs/view.php?id=1293CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://packetfence.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=35CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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