LDAP Connector: When startTLS is used then LDAP connector ignores the wrong password
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-284Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
When the LDAP connector is started with StartTLS configured, unauthenticated access is granted. This issue affects: all versions of the LDAP connector prior to 1.5.20.9. The LDAP connector is bundled with Identity Management (IDM) and Remote Connector Server (RCS)
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00655 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed LDAP Connector (ForgeRock): 1.5.20.9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LDAP Connector (ForgeRock) Fixed in 1.5.20.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0143
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99pg-5rf4-r9x9
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More ForgeRock Ldap Connector vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01557 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in ForgeRock OpenIDM and Java Remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-0143 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0143 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99pg-5rf4-r9x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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