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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-3025 · published 16 August 2012

CVE-2012-3025: Tridium niagara ax insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Tridium · Niagara Ax

The default configuration of Tridium Niagara AX Framework through 3.6 uses a cleartext base64 format for transmission of credentials in cookies, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 20.9% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of Tridium Niagara AX Framework through 3.6 uses a cleartext base64 format for transmission of credentials in cookies, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.tridium.com/cs/tridium_news/security_patch_36 Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-228-01.pdf Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.tridium.com/cs/tridium_news/security_patch_36 Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-228-01.pdf Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-3025), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.