CVE-2017-9285

Login restrictions not applied when using ebaclient against NetIQ eDirectory EBA interface

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Published Mar 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

NetIQ eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 did not enforce login restrictions when "ebaclient" was used, allowing unpermitted access to eDirectory services.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NetIQ

eDirectory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.0 SP4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:edirectory:9.0:sp3::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18221	NetIQ eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 did not enforce login restrictions when "ebaclient" was used, allowing unpermitted access to eDirectory services.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.189% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029077
https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794

History

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Subscriptions

Microfocus Edirectory

Netiq Edirectory

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microfocus
Published: Mar 2, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:25 AM
Reserved: May 29, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 2, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

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