Percona Server
CVE-2020-26542
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active Directory, Percona has discovered a flaw that would allow authentication to complete when passing a blank value for the account password, leading to access against the service integrated with which Active Directory is deployed at the level granted to the authenticating account.
AnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active Directory, Percona has. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. An issue was discovered in the MongoDB Simple LDAP plugin through 2020-10-02 for Percona Server when using the SimpleLDAP authentication in conjunction with Microsoft’s Active Directory, Percona has discovered a flaw that would allow authentication to complete when passing a blank value for the account password, leading to access against the service integrated with which Active Directory is deployed at the level granted to the authenticating account. Affected products include: Percona Percona Server. Version information: through 2020.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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