CVE-2022-37397 (GCVE-0-2022-37397)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-12 18:01 – Updated: 2024-08-03 10:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory
Summary
An issue was discovered in the YugabyteDB 2.6.1 when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory. When anonymous or unauthenticated LDAP binding is enabled, it allows bypass of authentication with an empty password.
Severity
8.3 (High)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.yugabyte.com/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugaByte, Inc. | Yugabyte DB |
Affected:
2.6.1.0
|
guessed |
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