CVE-2022-0996 (GCVE-0-2022-0996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-23 19:46 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:34
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability was found in the 389 Directory Server that allows expired passwords to access the database to cause improper authentication.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Impoper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a 389-ds-base Affected: 1.4
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