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01 Record

CVE-2016-8750

Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not encoding usernames properly and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not encoding usernames properly and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
5.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 92.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-02-19 15:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 00:36Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-10-18
Assigning CNA
apache
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-90Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
60e46f8eee2940dbbb571fd7c834a24607b5ae6a435e4f9e0110f8f0338a525d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Apache Software FoundationApache Karafprior to 4.0.8—

06 References