User authentication with username and password credentials is ineffective in OpenText (Micro Focus) Visual COBOL, COBOL Server, Enterprise Developer, and Enterprise Server (including product variants such as Enterprise Test Server), versions 7.0 patch updates 19 and 20, 8.0 patch updates 8 and 9, and 9.0 patch update 1, when LDAP-based authentication is used with certain configurations. When the vulnerability is active, authentication succeeds with any valid username, regardless of whether the password is correct; it may also succeed with an invalid username (and any password). This allows an attacker with access to the product to impersonate any user.
Mitigations: The issue is corrected in the upcoming patch update for each affected product. Product overlays and workaround instructions are available through OpenText Support. The vulnerable configurations are believed to be uncommon.
Administrators can test for the vulnerability in their installations by attempting to sign on to a Visual COBOL or Enterprise Server component such as ESCWA using a valid username and incorrect password.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000021287 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
19 Sep 2023, 20:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-287 | |
| References | (MISC) https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000021287 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
| First Time |
Microfocus enterprise Test Server
Microfocus cobol Server Microfocus enterprise Developer Microfocus visual Cobol Microfocus enterprise Server Microfocus |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_test_server:7.0:patch_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:7.0:patch_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:visual_cobol:7.0:patch_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:8.0:patch_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:8.0:patch_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:visual_cobol:9.0:patch_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:visual_cobol:8.0:patch_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_test_server:8.0:patch_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:8.0:patch_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:9.0:patch_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:7.0:patch_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol_server:7.0:patch_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol_server:9.0:patch_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:visual_cobol:7.0:patch_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_test_server:9.0:patch_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:7.0:patch_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol_server:8.0:patch_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol_server:8.0:patch_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:9.0:patch_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:8.0:patch_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:visual_cobol:8.0:patch_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_test_server:8.0:patch_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:7.0:patch_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_test_server:7.0:patch_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol_server:7.0:patch_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
12 Sep 2023, 19:38
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2023-09-12 19:15
Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14
NVD link : CVE-2023-4501
Mitre link : CVE-2023-4501
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4501
JSON object : View
Products Affected
microfocus
- enterprise_test_server
- enterprise_developer
- cobol_server
- visual_cobol
- enterprise_server