CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.5
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: an issue was discovered in the server in openldap before 2.4.48. when the server administrator delegates rootdn (database admin) privileges for certain databases but wants to maintain isolation (e.g., for multi-tenant deployments), slapd does not properly stop a rootdn from requesting authorization as an identity from another database during a sasl bind or with a proxyauthz (rfc 4370) control. (it is not a common configuration to deploy a system where the server administrator and a db administrator enjoy different levels of trust.)
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/NONE/NONE
Published Date: 2019-07-26
Last Modified Date: 2019-08-19
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CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.5
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: an issue was discovered in the server in openldap before 2.4.48. when the server administrator delegates rootdn (database admin) privileges for certain databases but wants to maintain isolation (e.g., for multi-tenant deployments), slapd does not properly stop a rootdn from requesting authorization as an identity from another database during a sasl bind or with a proxyauthz (rfc 4370) control. (it is not a common configuration to deploy a system where the server administrator and a db administrator enjoy different levels of trust.)
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/NONE/NONE
Published Date: 2019-07-26
Last Modified Date: 2019-08-19
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