Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2024 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

CVE-2024-1403Authentication Bypass in OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in OpenEdge from Progress. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)3.3%top 11.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer prior to 11.7.19, 12.2.14, 12.8.1 on all platforms supported by the OpenEdge product, an authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified. The vulnerability is a bypass to authentication based on a failure to properly handle username and password. Certain unexpected content passed into the credentials can lead to unauthorized access without proper authentication.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress	OpenEdge	11.7.0 – before 11.7.1912.2.0 – before 12.2.1412.8.0 – before 12.8.1

Weakness: CWE-305 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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