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CVE-2014-4668

The cherokee_validator_ldap_check function in validator_ldap.c in Cherokee 1.2.103 and earlier, when LDAP is used, does

The cherokee_validator_ldap_check function in validator_ldap.c in Cherokee 1.2.103 and earlier, when LDAP is used, does not properly consider unauthenticated-bind semantics, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00604
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

4
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
mageia project mageiaall versions
cherokee-project cherokee<= 1.2.103
cherokee-project cherokeeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD02 Jul 2014 · 04:14 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0181.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155776.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156162.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156190.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/7
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