CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2010-2944

Improper Authentication

Published: Aug 20, 2010 | Modified: Aug 23, 2010
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
HIGH

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Zope-ldapuserfolder Jens_vagelpohl 2.9-1 (including) 2.9-1 (including)
Zope-ldapuserfolder Ubuntu hardy *
Zope-ldapuserfolder Ubuntu jaunty *
Zope-ldapuserfolder Ubuntu karmic *
Zope-ldapuserfolder Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References