Auth bypass in Cherokee-Project Cherokee
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cherokee-Project Cherokee — versions 1.2.2, 1.2.98, 1.2.99
- Mageia Project — versions 4
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21, 22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68249 (vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/7 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156190.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156162.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/commit/fbda667221c51f0aa476a02366e0cf66cb012f88
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/28/3 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155776.html (vendor-advisory)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0181.html