What is CVE-2017-9285?

CVE-2017-9285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-9285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Microfocus Edirectory

CVE-2017-9285

NetIQ eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 did not enforce login restrictions when "ebaclient" was used, allowing unpermitted access to eDirectory services.

Published 2018-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Edirectory
Netiq Edirectory — versions unspecified, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9285?: CVE-2017-9285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-9285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.