CVE-2022-1949
HIGHEPSS 74th pctlDescription
An access control bypass vulnerability found in 389-ds-base. That mishandling of the filter that would yield incorrect results, but as that has progressed, can be determined that it actually is an access control bypass. This may allow any remote unauthenticated user to issue a filter that allows searching for database items they do not have access to, including but not limited to potentially userPassword hashes and other sensitive data.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6875 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-46982 | High | 7.5 | 59% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-45428 | Critical | 9.8 | 57% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-17382 | Critical | 9.1 | 54% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-13360 | Critical | 9.8 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-48783 | Medium | 5.4 | 22% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-1949?
Upgrade 389-ds-base on debian 12 to 2.3.1-1 or later.
Is CVE-2022-1949 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-1949 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-1949?
CVE-2022-1949 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-1949 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for 389-ds-base (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-13.