CVE-2020-17477 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote users can read LDAP password hashes due to incorrect ACLs, potentially leading to privilege escalation via NTLM hash reuse.

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-2020-17477?

CVE-2020-17477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect LDAP ACLs in ucs-school-ldap-acls-master in UCS@school before 4.4v5-errata allow remote teachers, staff, and school administrators to read LDAP password hashes (sambaNTPassword, krb5Key, sambaPasswordHistory, and pwhistory) via LDAP search requests. For example, a teacher can gain administrator access via an NTLM hash.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17477?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Univention Ucs\@school.

How do I fix CVE-2020-17477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-17477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-17477 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17477 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39vr-m637-4v3h.

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