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CVE-2022-37397:
YugabyteDB vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in the YugabyteDB 2.6.1 when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft's Active Directory. When anonymous or unauthenticated LDAP binding is enabled, it allows bypass of authentication with an empty password (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 (Critical) with the following metrics: Attack Vector: Network, Attack Complexity: Low, Privileges Required: None, User Interaction: None, Scope: Unchanged, and Impact scores for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability are all High. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-16 and CWE-287 (AttackerKB).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms when LDAP-based authentication is configured with Microsoft's Active Directory. This could lead to unauthorized access to the database system with potential compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability (AttackerKB).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade from YugabyteDB version 2.6.1 to a patched version. The vulnerability was addressed by the vendor Yugabyte (Yugabyte).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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