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CVE-2022-0996

Improper Authentication

Published: Mar 23, 2022 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.7 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0996
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

A vulnerability was found in the 389 Directory Server that allows expired passwords to access the database to cause improper authentication.

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
389_directory_serverRedhat1.4.0.0 (including)1.4.0.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHat389-ds-base-0:1.3.10.2-16.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHat389-ds:1.4-8060020220519123000.824efc52*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHat389-ds:1.4-8040020220615161601.96015a92*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHat389-ds-base-0:2.1.3-4.el9_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRedHat389-ds-base-0:2.0.14-3.el9_0*
389-ds-baseUbuntubionic*
389-ds-baseUbuntufocal*
389-ds-baseUbuntuimpish*
389-ds-baseUbuntukinetic*
389-ds-baseUbuntulunar*
389-ds-baseUbuntumantic*
389-ds-baseUbuntuoracular*
389-ds-baseUbuntuplucky*
389-ds-baseUbuntutrusty*
389-ds-baseUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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