Authentication Bypass Affecting openvpn package, versions [,2.4.12) [2.5_beta1, 2.5.5)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.5% (77th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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SUSE
7.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENVPN-2932174
  • published 20 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 20 Jun 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade openvpn to version 2.4.12, 2.5.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

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