SB2018031648 - Weak password policy in UnboundID LDAP SDK
Published: March 16, 2018 Updated: February 9, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031648
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Weak password requirements (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000134)
CWE-ID: CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements
CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected application.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not check for empty passwords when running in synchronous mode. A remote attacker can provide a valid username with an empty password and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.