VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4668
The cherokee_validator_ldap_check function in validator_ldap.c in Cherokee 1.2.103 and earlier, when LDAP is used, does not properly consider unauthenticated-bind semantics, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The cherokee_validator_ldap_check function in validator_ldap.c in Cherokee 1.2.103 and earlier, when LDAP is used, does not properly consider unauthenticated-bind semantics, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · mageia project/mageia · cherokee-project/cherokee
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0181.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155776.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156162.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156190.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:225
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68249
- https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/commit/fbda667221c51f0aa476a02366e0cf66cb012f88
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0181.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155776.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156162.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156190.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:225
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68249
- https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/commit/fbda667221c51f0aa476a02366e0cf66cb012f88
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.