What is CVE-2021-3652?

CVE-2021-3652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Port389 389-ds-base, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-3652?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Port389 389-ds-base

CVE-2021-3652

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Port389 389-ds-base
N/a 389-ds-base — versions 389-ds-base 2.0.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3652?: CVE-2021-3652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Port389 389-ds-base, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-3652?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.