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TI-2018-13005 Aliases CVE-2018-18389GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6

Due to incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server 3.4.x before 3.4.9…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-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

Due to incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server 3.4.x before 3.4.9, the setting of LDAP for authentication with STARTTLS, and System Account for authorization, allows an attacker to log into the server by sending any valid username with an arbitrary password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0192 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed org.neo4j:neo4j-enterprise (Maven): 3.4.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.neo4j:neo4j-enterprise (Maven)3.4.0 to before 3.4.93.4.9Patch availableGHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.neo4j:neo4j-enterprise (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.4.9 Fixed in 3.4.9 Patch available GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*3.4.0 to before 3.4.9Vulnerableneo4j
  • cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 to before 3.4.9 Vulnerable ·neo4j

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6 org.neo4j:neo4j-enterprise (Maven) Fixed in 3.4.9 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18389
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2021-13406 Neo4j through 3.4.18 (with the shell server enabled) exposes an RMI service that… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-01049 Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log CVSS 4.0LOW 1.1
  • TI-2013-05927 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Neo4J 1.9.2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-12296 Unathenticated connection can hold Bolt channel open CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2024-22827 Improper privilege management in Neo4j CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-01192 Incorrect privilege assignment in composite databases CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0
See all 8 →

Sources

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