Improper Authentication in Active Directory - CVE-2020-2301
Published: November 4, 2020 / Updated: November 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48228
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2301
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the provided password is not used when looking up an applicable cache entry when run in Windows/ADSI mode. A remote attacker can log in as any user using any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the cache.
Affected software
Active Directory
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2301
Install updates from vendor's website.
Active Directory - update to 2.20