# CVE-2007-5797: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Apache Geronimo by logging in with any username not present in the database.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mfx-869f-5w95

## What is CVE-2007-5797?

CVE-2007-5797 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5797?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Geronimo.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5797?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5797 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-1777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1777/): Apache Geronimo JMX Remoting functionality allows remote code execution in 3.x before v3.0.1 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4548/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5518/): Apache Geronimo Application Server multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2011-5034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5034/): Apache Geronimo Hash Collisions Cause DoS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-0039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0039/): Apache Geronimo Application Server CSRF vulnerabilities (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5797 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5797 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2007-5797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5797/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5797
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5797
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5797

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