CVE-2010-2944 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2010-08-20

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jens_vagelpohl:zope-ldapuserfolder:2.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2096-1	New zope-ldapuserfolder packages fix authentication bypass
EUVD	EUVD-2010-2948	The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00539.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593466
http://secunia.com/advisories/41022
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/7

History

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Subscriptions

Jens Vagelpohl Zope-ldapuserfolder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-08-20T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:26:28.991Z

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2944

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-08-20T20:00:02.670

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2944

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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