karaf: LDAP injection in LDAPLoginModule
Published Feb 19, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.18%
Description
Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not encoding usernames properly and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks leading to a denial of service.
Affected products
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- Version prior to 4.0.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Karaf | n/a |
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Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
karaf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1322
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
karaf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1322
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
karaf
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
opendaylight
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
opendaylight
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | karaf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | karaf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | karaf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | opendaylight | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.18% (0.05179) | 92.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.39% (0.04391) | 90.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 91.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 81.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.39% (0.03388) | 78.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 81.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.39% (0.03388) | 86.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 58.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8750 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524432 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj Advisory
- https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8750
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8750
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8750 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524432 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj | Advisory | |
| https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8750 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8750 |
Change history (0)
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