CVE-2002-1552 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers with expired passwords can gain inappropriate permissions via Remote Manager login in Novell eDirectory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1552?

CVE-2002-1552 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 1 Sep 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Novell eDirectory (eDir) 8.6.2 and Netware 5.1 eDir 85.x allows users with expired passwords to gain inappropriate permissions when logging in from Remote Manager.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1552?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Edirectory.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1552?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2002-1552 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Novell Edirectory vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-34hm-859p-77vj.

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