# CVE-2014-7828: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass two-factor authentication password requirements in FreeIPA when 2FA is enabled, allowing unauthorized anonymous binds.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7828, GHSA-9qrx-mq2m-crfv

## What is CVE-2014-7828?

CVE-2014-7828 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the two-factor authentication leveraging an enabled OTP token, which triggers an anonymous bind.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7828?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freeipa Freeipa.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-7828?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-7828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-5284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5284/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-11861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11861/): Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-2698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2698/): Freeipa: delegation rules allow a proxy service to impersonate any user to access another target service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-5631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5631/): Information disclosure in ipa (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-11191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11191/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-7828 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-7828 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7828 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-2014-7828/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7828/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7828
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7828
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-7828

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7828/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.