In the ldap.v2 (aka go-ldap) package through 2.5.0 for Go, an attacker may be able to login with an empty password. This issue affects an application using this package if these conditions are met: (1) it relies only on the return error of the Bind function call to determine whether a user is authorized (i.e., a nil return value is interpreted as successful authorization) and (2) it is used with an LDAP server allowing unauthenticated bind.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-14623 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the versions of the go in-ldap package as shipped with Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise. However OpenShift explicitly checks for blank passwords in order to prevent anonymous LDAP binds, as such the OpenShift product itself is not directly affected by this vulnerability. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | atomic-openshift | Not affected |
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