THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-6497
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-6497

Groovy Ldap vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Groovy Ldap
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-01-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-6497

  • Confirm whether Apache Groovy Ldap is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-6497.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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