CVE-2021-3652

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendor389-ds Base

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.0.72.0.7
Affected range stops below 2.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287NVD-CWE-Other

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