THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-4655
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-4655

Edirectory vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
49.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via a modified cookie.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Edirectory
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-02-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 49.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-4655

  • Confirm whether Novell Edirectory is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-4655.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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