CVE-2018-2588
OpenJDK: LdapLoginModule insufficient username encoding in LDAP query (LDAP, 8178449)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · January 16, 2018
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the LDAP component of OpenJDK failed to properly encode special characters in user names when adding them to an LDAP search query. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to manipulate LDAP queries performed by the LdapLoginModule class.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-90 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query