CVE-2023-38994
Univention Directory Manager LDAP Password Exposure Vulnerability
Description
The 'check_univention_joinstatus' prometheus monitoring script (and other scripts) in UCS 5.0-5 revealed the LDAP plaintext password of the machine account in the process list allowing attackers with local ssh access to gain higher privileges and perform followup attacks. By default, the configuration of UCS does not allow local ssh access for regular users.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2024, 2:48 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.8
Exploitability Score :
1.5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-38994.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324#c0 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.drive-byte.de/en/blog/simple-yet-effective-the-story-of-some-simple-bugs-that-led-to-the-complete-compromise-of-a-network | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2023-38994 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324 No Types Assigned https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324#c0 No Types Assigned https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56324#c0 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.drive-byte.de/en/blog/simple-yet-effective-the-story-of-some-simple-bugs-that-led-to-the-complete-compromise-of-a-network No Types Assigned https://www.drive-byte.de/en/blog/simple-yet-effective-the-story-of-some-simple-bugs-that-led-to-the-complete-compromise-of-a-network Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-668 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:univention:univention_corporate_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description An issue in Univention UCS v.5.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via the check_univention_joinstatus function. The 'check_univention_joinstatus' prometheus monitoring script (and other scripts) in UCS 5.0-5 revealed the LDAP plaintext password of the machine account in the process list allowing attackers with local ssh access to gain higher privileges and perform followup attacks. By default, the configuration of UCS does not allow local ssh access for regular users.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-38994 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-38994
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05701
percentile