QID 731217

Date Published: 2024-03-01

QID 731217: Progress OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Progress OpenEdge Authentication Gateway (OEAG) configured with an OpenEdge Domain that uses the OS local authentication provider to grant user-id and password logins. This could lead to bypass authentication based on a failure to properly handle username and password, leading to unauthorized access without proper authentication.

Affected Versions:

OpenEdge LTS versions prior to Update 11.7.19
OpenEdge LTS versions prior to Update 12.2.14
OpenEdge LTS versions prior to Update 12.8.1

QID Detection Logic (Un-Authenticated)
This QID sends GET request to check version of OpenEdge.

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Windows: This QID checks for the file vulnerable version of Progress OpenEdge
Linux: This QID checks for installed Progress OpenEdge version using "/usr/dlc/bin/showvers" or "$DLC/bin/showvers $DLC"

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication mechanism and execute arbitrary code on the target system, potentially leading to complete system compromise.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 10 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to the following vendor released advisory for information pertaining to mitigating this vulnerability: 000253075.

Vendor References

000253075 - community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Critical-Alert-for-OpenEdge-Authentication-Gateway-and-AdminServer

CVEs related to QID 731217

CVE-2024-1403 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
000253075			community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Critical-Alert-for-OpenEdge-Authentication-Gateway-and-AdminServer

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