Novell eDirectory up to 8.8 soap improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file soap. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-0926. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell eDirectory up to 8.8 (Directory Service Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file soap. 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:

The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.x before 8.8.2, relies on client-side authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via requests for /SOAP URIs, and cause a denial of service (daemon shutdown) or read arbitrary files. NOTE: it was later reported that 8.7.3.10 (aka 8.7.3 SP10) is also affected.

The bug was discovered 03/24/2008. The weakness was published 03/28/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secure-support.novell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0926 since 02/25/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31851 (Novell eDirectory eMBox Utility Unauthorized Access (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41426), Exploit-DB (31533), Tenable (31851), SecurityFocus (BID 28441†) and OSVDB (43690†). Similar entry is available at VDB-41734. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 31851
Nessus Name: Novell eDirectory eMBox Utility Unauthorized Access (uncredentialed check)
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MetaSploit ID: edirectory_edirutil.rb
MetaSploit Name: Novell eDirectory eMBox Unauthenticated File Access
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: secure-support.novell.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41735
X-Force: 41426
SecurityFocus: 28441 - Novell eDirectory eMBox Utility 'edirutil' Command Unspecified Vulnerability
Secunia: 29527
OSVDB: 43690 - CVE-2008-0926 - Novell - eDirectory - eMBox Utility 'edirutil' Command Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019691
Vulnerability Center: 18168 - Novell eDirectory eMBox Utility Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS and Read Arbitrary Files, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0988

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 02/17/2025 01:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/08/2019 14:16 (12), 02/17/2025 01:52 (20)
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