VDB-18234 · CVE-2002-0303 · BID 4154

Novell GroupWise 6.0 LDAP Authentication improper authentication

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5.9	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novell GroupWise 6.0 (Groupware Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component LDAP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GroupWise 6, when using LDAP authentication and when Post Office has a blank username and password, allows attackers to gain privileges of other users by logging in without a password.

The weakness was shared 05/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0303. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/07/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 4154).

Productinfoedit

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Novell

Name

GroupWise

CPE 2.3infoedit

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CVSSv3infoedit

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfoedit

Class: Weak authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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