Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2963
CVE-2005-2963
Description
The mod_auth_shadow module 1.0 through 1.5 and 2.0 for Apache with AuthShadow enabled uses shadow authentication for all locations that use the require group directive, even when other authentication mechanisms are specified, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass security restrictions.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mod_auth_shadow:mod_auth_shadow:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 1.0-1.5, 2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/17060/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-844nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17067nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17348nvd
- www.osvdb.org/19863nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15224nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22520nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.