What is CVE-2022-37397?

CVE-2022-37397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yugabyte Yugabytedb, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2022-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-37397?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Yugabyte Yugabytedb

CVE-2022-37397

An issue was discovered in the YugabyteDB 2.6.1 when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory. When anonymous or unauthenticated LDAP binding is enabled, it allows bypass of authentication with an empty pas…

EPSS: 0.008 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Yugabyte Yugabytedb — versions 2.6.1
Yugabyte, Inc. Yugabyte Db — versions 2.6.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@yugabyte.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37397?: CVE-2022-37397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yugabyte Yugabytedb, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2022-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-37397?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.