Improper access control in FreeIPA

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU38806

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5414

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

FreeIPA 4.4.0 allows remote attackers to request an arbitrary SAN name for services.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 4.4.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:freeipa_org:freeipa:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1184610
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360757

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.