CVE-2011-4091: The libobby server in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 does not perform authentication before checking the user name…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 86.3% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The libobby server in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 does not perform authentication before checking the user name, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as server-usage patterns by a particular user and color preferences.
- Published
- Feb 10, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.7% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-287
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Action score
21
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.7%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| oracle | solaris | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris |
| armin burgmeier | net6 | cpe:2.3:a:armin_burgmeier:net6 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- armin burgmeier net6up to 1.3.13 inclusive
- armin burgmeier net61.3.1
- armin burgmeier net61.3.10
- armin burgmeier net61.3.11
- armin burgmeier net61.3.12
- armin burgmeier net61.3.2
- armin burgmeier net61.3.3
- armin burgmeier net61.3.4
+8 more rows
- armin burgmeier net61.3.5
- armin burgmeier net61.3.6
- armin burgmeier net61.3.7
- armin burgmeier net61.3.8
- armin burgmeier net61.3.9
- opensuse opensuse11.3
- opensuse opensuse11.4
- oracle solaris11.2
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-287 · Improper AuthenticationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-287 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middleware
app.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);Fixed
const admin = express.Router();
admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);
app.use("/admin", admin);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Authentication AbuseCAPEC-114Medium
- Authentication BypassCAPEC-115Medium
- Identity SpoofingCAPEC-151likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Fake the Source of DataCAPEC-194Medium
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive DataCAPEC-57likelihood: Medium · Very High
- Session HijackingCAPEC-593likelihood: High · Very High
- Token ImpersonationCAPEC-633Medium
ATT&CK techniques
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00044.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00054.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/31/1
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727708
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750632
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.