CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-12197.md

### [CVE-2017-12197](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12197)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=libpam4j&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=up%20to%20and%20including%201.8%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-863&color=brightgreen)

### Description

It was found that libpam4j up to and including 1.8 did not properly validate user accounts when authenticating. A user with a valid password for a disabled account would be able to bypass security restrictions and possibly access sensitive information.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon