How severe is CVE-2017-7512?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of CRITICAL with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-7512?

This is classified as CWE-863, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2017-7512 - CRITICAL Severity | CVSS 9.8

Vulnerability Description

Red Hat 3scale (aka RH-3scale) API Management Platform (AMP) before 2.0.0 would permit creation of an access token without a client secret. An attacker could use this flaw to circumvent authentication controls and gain access to restricted APIs. NOTE: some sources have a typo in which CVE-2017-7512 maps to an OpenVPN vulnerability. The proper CVE ID for that OpenVPN vulnerability is CVE-2017-7521. Specifically, CVE-2017-7521 is the correct CVE ID for TWO closely related findings in OpenVPN. Any source that lists BOTH CVE-2017-7512 and CVE-2017-7521 for OpenVPN should have listed ONLY CVE-2017-7521.

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