CVE-2010-2944
The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.34% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- jens vagelpohl/zope-ldapuserfolder
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593466Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41022Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/7
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593466Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41022Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/7
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.