CVE-2010-2944

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2944
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-20 20:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jens Vagelpohl Zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: zope-ldapuser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
#593466 - zope-ldapuserfolder: Fails to check password for emergency user - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
Zope LDAPUserFolder Product "authenticate()" Authentication Security Bypass - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: zope-ldapuser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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