CVE-2020-26168 Auth bypass in n/a
Improper password verification in LDAP authentication allows attackers to bypass authentication and access the system with invalid credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-26168?
CVE-2020-26168 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LDAP authentication method in LdapLoginModule in Hazelcast IMDG Enterprise 4.x before 4.0.3, and Jet Enterprise 4.x through 4.2, doesn't verify properly the password in some system-user-dn scenarios. As a result, users (clients/members) can be authenticated even if they provide invalid passwords.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26168?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hazelcast Hazelcast, Hazelcast Jet.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26168 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-2020-26168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-36437 Hazelcast connection caching
- CVE-2023-33265 Hazelcast Executor Services don't check client permissions properly
- CVE-2016-10750 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Hazelcast
- CVE-2023-45859 Missing permission checks on Hazelcast client protocol
- CVE-2022-0265 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in hazelcast/hazelcast
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whg4-vj5j-j9x2.