CVE-2016-8750

moderate-risk
Published 2018-02-19

Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not encoding usernames properly and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks leading to a denial of service.

Do I need to act?

~
1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Karaf

Affected Vendors

Apache

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322
Patch https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322
Patch https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal