6.5med
CVE-2016-8750
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf
Also known as GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.2%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not encoding usernames properly and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks leading to a denial of service.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf | <4.0.8 | 4.0.8 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-90 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query
References
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1322 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- karaf.apache.org /security/cve-2016-8750.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/103098 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8750 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8750
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj
- NVD: CVE-2016-8750
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