Description
chain.c in back-ldap in OpenLDAP 2.4.x before 2.4.24, when a master-slave configuration with a chain overlay and ppolicy_forward_updates (aka authentication-failure forwarding) is used, allows remote authenticated users to bypass external-program authentication by sending an invalid password to a slave server.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 20, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified