CVE-2010-2944 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain privileges by bypassing password verification for the emergency account in the Zope LDAPUserFolder library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2944?
CVE-2010-2944 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2944?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jens Vagelpohl Zope-Ldapuserfolder.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2944?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2010-2944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2944 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-2096-1, GHSA-9593-96fp-8w9m.