CVE-2021-40874
CRITICAL
Published Jul 18, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 18, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
An issue was discovered in LemonLDAP::NG (aka lemonldap-ng) 2.0.13. When using the RESTServer plug-in to operate a REST password validation service (for another LemonLDAP::NG instance, for example) and using the Kerberos authentication method combined with another method with the Combination authentication plug-in, any password will be recognized as valid for an existing user.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication
Affected Products 2
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| lemonldap-ng | lemonldap\ | \ | any |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | any |
References 1
- gitlab.ow2.org https://gitlab.ow2.org/lemonldap-ng/lemonldap-ng/-/issues/2612
Remediation
- gitlab.ow2.org https://gitlab.ow2.org/lemonldap-ng/lemonldap-ng/-/issues/2612