CVE-2006-2738 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The open source version of Open-Xchange 0.8.2 and earlier uses a static default username and password with a valid login shell in the initfile for the ldap-server, which allows remote attackers to access any server where the default has not been changed.

Published: 2006-06-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:open-xchange::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:open-xchange:0.8.1.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2737	The open source version of Open-Xchange 0.8.2 and earlier uses a static default username and password with a valid login shell in the initfile for the ldap-server, which allows remote attackers to access any server where the default has not been changed.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01269.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20323
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1012
http://www.golem.de/0605/45407.html
http://www.open-xchange.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2815
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435198/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18115
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26761

History

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Subscriptions

Open-xchange Open-xchange

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-01T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:58:51.999Z

Reserved: 2006-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2738

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-01T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-2738

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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