Weak password policy in UnboundID LDAP SDK

1) Weak password requirements

EUVDB-ID: #VU72082

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000134

CWE-ID: CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ping_identity:unboundid_ldap_sdk_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/pingidentity/ldapsdk/issues/40
https://github.com/pingidentity/ldapsdk/commit/8471904a02438c03965d21367890276bc25fa5a6#diff-f6cb23b459be1ec17df1da33760087fd

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.