CVE-2006-4600 Missing authorization in n/a
Low 2.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4600 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-4600 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 7 Sep 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Openldap Openldap. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4600/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4600/index.md)
Authenticated users with selfwrite ACLs can modify arbitrary Distinguished Names in OpenLDAP, allowing unauthorized directory data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4600?
CVE-2006-4600 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 7 Sep 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.25 allows remote authenticated users with selfwrite Access Control List (ACL) privileges to modify arbitrary Distinguished Names (DN).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4600?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-servers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-servers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.0.27-23 |
compat-openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.30-7.4E |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers-sql Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
compat-openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.30-7.4E |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers-sql Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
compat-openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.30-7.4E |
openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-clients Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
openldap-servers-sql Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-7.4E |
compat-openldap Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.30-7.4E |
Products include Openldap Openldap.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4600?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2006-4600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openldap Openldap
Sources
Also known as GHSA-673w-gf5r-mxmm, RHSA-2007:0310, RHSA-2007:0430.