LDAP injection in Apache Karaf
Priority LOW 37CWE-90Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05179 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Karaf (Apache Software Foundation): 4.0.8org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (Maven): 4.0.8Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 7 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Karaf | before 4.0.8 | 4.0.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (Maven) | before 4.0.8 | 4.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj |
- Apache Karaf VendorApache Affected before 4.0.8 Fixed in 4.0.8 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.0.8 Fixed in 4.0.8 Patch available GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Karaf (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.0.8
- Fix · GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.8 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:1322 Released 2018-05-03 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 R7 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1322 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8750
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj
References
More Apache Karaf vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19035 Apache Karaf: JDBC JAAS LDAP injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08445 XML external entity injection in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-61863 Missing authorization in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-61851 Apache Karaf: Path Traversal in Config Service Allows Manager-to-Admin Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17076 An issue was discovered in Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC Java 1.65 and 1.66. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-61846 Apache Karaf: OS Command Injection in Child-Instance Launch (instance:* / InstancesMBean) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-8750 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8750 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chj8-5xgw-wcvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-8750 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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