The custom authentication realm used by karaf-tomcat's "opendaylight" realm in…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The custom authentication realm used by karaf-tomcat's "opendaylight" realm in Opendaylight before Helium SR3 will authenticate any username and password combination.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02737 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.opendaylight.odlparent:opendaylight-karaf-resources (Maven): 0.2.3-Helium-SR3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.opendaylight.odlparent:opendaylight-karaf-resources (Maven) | before 0.2.3-Helium-SR3 | 0.2.3-Helium-SR3 | Patch available | GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.opendaylight.odlparent:opendaylight-karaf-resources (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.3-Helium-SR3 Fixed in 0.2.3-Helium-SR3 Patch available GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:opendaylight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenDayLight |
- cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:opendaylight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenDayLight
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj org.opendaylight.odlparent:opendaylight-karaf-resources (Maven) Fixed in 0.2.3-Helium-SR3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj
References
Other 3
- [oss-security] 20150320 OpenDaylight security advisory: CVE-2015-1778 authentication bypass, CVE-2015-1611 CVE-2015-1612 topology spoofing via LLDP
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/#/c/16307
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Security_Advisories#.5BImportant.5D_CVE-2015-1778_OpenDaylight:_authentication_bypass
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Sources
- CVE-2015-1778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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