#VU19561 Improper Authorization in OpenLDAP - CVE-2019-13057
Published: July 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19561
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13057
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP
Software vendor:
OpenLDAP.org
OpenLDAP.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of rootDN delegation in the OpenLDAP multi-tenant deployments. A database administrator could use this issue to request authorization as an identity from another database, contrary to expectations.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.