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CVE-2021-3652

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.5 Published: 2022-04-18 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.

Affected Platforms

Port389 389-Ds-Base

Weakness Type

CWE-287, NVD-CWE-Other

References