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CVE-2022-0143
LDAP Connector: When startTLS is used then LDAP connector ignores the wrong password
Critical9.3EPSS 0.66%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ForgeRock
Description
When the LDAP connector is started with StartTLS configured, unauthenticated access is granted. This issue affects: all versions of the LDAP connector prior to 1.5.20.9. The LDAP connector is bundled with Identity Management (IDM) and Remote Connector Server (RCS)
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ForgeRockCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 1.5.20.9
What to do
Solution: Upgrade to LDAP connector 1.5.20.9 or later or disable the optional StartTLS feature in the LDAP connector.
References (2)
- https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/kb/article/a11380515 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://backstage.forgerock.com/downloads/browse/idm/featured/connectors (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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