01 Record
CVE-2023-1656
When the LDAP connector is started with StartTLS configured, LDAP BIND credentials are transmitted insecurely, prior to establishing the TLS connection.
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ForgeRock
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
When the LDAP connector is started with StartTLS configured, LDAP BIND credentials are transmitted insecurely, prior to establishing the TLS connection.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2023-03-29 19:55Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-14 17:04Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-27
- Assigning CNA
- ForgeRock
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- acfd2904cf0644bc8af987638a189c2a5d99f6b449c488cad6671e3076222a81
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ForgeRock Inc.OpenIDM and Java Remote Connector Server (RCS)1.5.20.9 to 1.5.20.13Windows, MacOS, Linux
06 References
07 Remediation
Upgrade to LDAP connector version 1.5.20.14 or later