Neo4j Enterprise Database Server up to 3.4.8 LDAP improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server up to 3.4.8. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component LDAP Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-18389. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server up to 3.4.8 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component LDAP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Due to incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server 3.4.x before 3.4.9, the setting of LDAP for authentication with STARTTLS, and System Account for authorization, allows an attacker to log into the server by sending any valid username with an arbitrary password.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2018. The weakness was presented 10/16/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18389 since 10/16/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Database Server 3.4.9

Timelineinfo

10/05/2018 🔍
10/16/2018 +10 days 🔍
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10/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/25/2023 +1681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 12047
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125363

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2018 06:52
Updated: 05/25/2023 15:05
Changes: 10/17/2018 06:52 (59), 04/02/2020 16:35 (1), 05/25/2023 15:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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