freeipa: password not required when OTP in use
Published Nov 19, 2014
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.07%
Description
FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the two-factor authentication leveraging an enabled OTP token, which triggers an anonymous bind.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ipa
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipa
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ipa | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipa | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of IPA as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, or 7 as they did not include support for OTP.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 80.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 75.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 65.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 69.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 67.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 63.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 66.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 41.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/4.1.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70932 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7828 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160871 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98500 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4690 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7828
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7828
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-devel/2014-November/msg00068.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2014-November/msg00077.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/4.1.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7828 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160871 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98500 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4690 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7828 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7828 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-devel/2014-November/msg00068.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2014-November/msg00077.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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