CVE-2008-5686 Auth bypass in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks to execute arbitrary provisioning workflows when LDAP is shared.
- 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-2008-5686?
CVE-2008-5686 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) before 5.1.1.1 IF0006, when its LDAP service is shared with other applications, does not require that an LDAP user be listed in the TPM user records, which allows remote authenticated users to execute SOAP commands that access arbitrary TPM functionality, as demonstrated by running provisioning workflows.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Provisioning Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5686 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-2008-5686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf5x-rq5f-mc66.