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CVE-2022-46337 — A cleverly devised username might bypass LDAP authentication checks

A cleverly devised username might bypass LDAP authentication checks. In LDAP-authenticated Derby installations, this could let an attacker fill up the disk by creating junk Derby databases. In LDAP-authenticated Derby installations, this could also allow the attacker to execute m

CVSS
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EPSS
0.05% (top 85.90%)
CWE
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Published
2023-11-20T08:49:38.619Z
Last modified
2025-06-10T13:44:34.288Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A cleverly devised username might bypass LDAP authentication checks. In LDAP-authenticated Derby installations, this could let an attacker fill up the disk by creating junk Derby databases. In LDAP-authenticated Derby installations, this could also allow the attacker to execute malware which was visible to and executable by the account which booted the Derby server. In LDAP-protected databases…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Derby10.1.1.0, 10.2.1.6, 10.3.1.4, 10.4.1.3, 10.5.1.1, 10.6.1.0, 10.7.1.1, 10.8.1.2, 10.9.1.0, 10.10.1.1, 10.11.1.1, 10.12.1.1, 10.13.1.1, 10.14.2.0, 10.15.1.3, 10.16.1.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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