# CVE-2017-9285: Login restrictions not applied when using ebaclient against NetIQ eDirectory EBA interface

> Attackers can bypass login restrictions and access eDirectory services by using the ebaclient tool, requiring an upgrade to NetIQ eDirectory.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-659h-cg37-9c4x

## What is CVE-2017-9285?

CVE-2017-9285 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NetIQ eDirectory, published on 2 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetIQ eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 did not enforce login restrictions when "ebaclient" was used, allowing unpermitted access to eDirectory services.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9285?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microfocus Edirectory, Netiq Edirectory.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ eDirectory

- [CVE-2012-0432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0432/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-7429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7429/): Fix for NetIQ shell code upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-22532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22532/): Possible NLDAP Denial of Service attack Vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2018-17950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17950/): Missing authorization in NetIQ eDirectory 9.1 SP2 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-7686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7686/): Information disclosure in eDirectory (ZDI) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9285 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9285 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NetIQ eDirectory, published on 2 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ eDirectory. 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-2017-9285/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9285/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9285
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9285
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9285

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9285/
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