{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2016-8750","aliases":["GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj"],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"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 leading to a denial of service.","dates":{"published":"2018-02-19T15:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-09-17T00:36:15.735Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","score":6.5,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":4,"severity":"medium","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Maven","score":6.5,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","exploitability":7.2,"impact":6,"computed":true}]},"epss":{"probability":0.05179,"percentile":0.92359,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.05179},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.04391,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":0.92359}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.04391,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.05179,"percentile":0.92359}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-90","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')","description":"The product constructs all or part of an LDAP query using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended LDAP query when it is sent to a downstream component.","type":"weakness","status":"Draft","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":null,"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/90.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"apache software foundation","product":"apache karaf","name":"Apache Karaf","label":"apache karaf","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"prior to 4.0.8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"prior to 4.0.8","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/apache_software_foundation/apache_karaf"},{"vendor":"apache","product":"karaf","name":"karaf","label":"karaf","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"< 4.0.8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 4.0.8","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/apache/karaf"},{"vendor":"org.apache.karaf","product":"apache-karaf","name":"org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf","label":"apache-karaf","ecosystem":"Maven","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf/apache-karaf","purlType":"maven","versions":[{"text":"< 4.0.8","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 4.0.8","eol":null,"hubHref":null}],"affectedCount":3,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322","label":"access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322","hostname":"access.redhat.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource REDHAT","Third Party Advisory","WEB"]},{"url":"https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt","label":"karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt","hostname":"karaf.apache.org","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Patch","Vendor Advisory","WEB"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098","label":"www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098","hostname":"www.securityfocus.com","tags":["VDB Entry","X Refsource BID","Third Party Advisory","WEB"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8750","label":"nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8750","hostname":"nvd.nist.gov","tags":["Advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj","label":"github.com/advisories/GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj","hostname":"github.com","tags":["Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2018-02-19T15:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-09-17T00:36:15.735Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":27,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-19T06:14:20.629Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}