Vulnerability in Apache Groovy Ldap
CVE-2016-6497
main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.
EPSS: 0.057 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Groovy_ldap
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-alert@hpe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security-alert@hpe.com (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-alert@hpe.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security-alert@hpe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6497?
- CVE-2016-6497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Groovy Ldap, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6497?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.