CVE-2012-2455
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdvanced Productivity Software DTE Axiom before 12.3.3 does not validate the registration ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read or modify data about users, customers, and projects via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDTE Axiom before version 12.3.3 fails to validate the registration ID during authentication, allowing remote attackers to bypass the authentication mechanism entirely. This enables unauthenticated access to read and modify sensitive data including user accounts, customer records, and project information.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 12.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify DTE Axiom installationSearch for DTE Axiom application files or check installed programs list on the system. Look for common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\DTE Axiom or C:\Program Files (x86)\DTE Axiom.Affected if DTE Axiom software is found installed on the system
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Determine installed Axiom versionCheck the version of DTE Axiom by right-clicking the executable file (typically named axiom.exe or similar) and viewing Properties, or by accessing the application Help > About section.Affected if The version is 12.3.2 or earlier (any version <= 12.3.2)
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Verify authentication validation is presentAttempt to access the login or authentication module. Check if the system properly validates registration ID credentials before granting access, rather than bypassing this check entirely.Affected if The system grants access without proper registration ID validation or accepts any registration ID without verification
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Confirm network exposure of authentication interfaceIf Axiom provides web-based or network-accessible authentication, verify whether the login endpoint is accessible over the network and accepts unauthenticated requests.Affected if The authentication interface is exposed on the network without proper validation of registration IDs
The environment is affected if DTE Axiom version 12.3.2 or earlier is installed and the authentication mechanism can be bypassed by providing any registration ID value.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to DTE Axiom version 12.3.3 or later which implements proper registration ID validation to enforce authentication checks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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