# CVE-2017-14623: In the ldap.v2 (aka go-ldap) package through 2.5.0 for Go, an attacker may be able to login with an empty password.

- Also known as: GO-2022-0887, GHSA-X27W-QXHG-343V
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.0+incompatible, 2.5.0
- Published: 2017-09-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/go-ldap/ldap (Go): fixed in 2.5.0+incompatible
- github.com/go-ldap/ldap (Go): fixed in 2.5.0

## Description

In the ldap.v2 (aka go-ldap) package through 2.5.0 for Go, an attacker may be able to login with an empty password. This issue affects an application using this package if these conditions are met: (1) it relies only on the return error of the Bind function call to determine whether a user is authorized (i.e., a nil return value is interpreted as successful authorization) and (2) it is used with an LDAP server allowing unauthenticated bind.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/go-ldap/ldap, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.0+incompatible, 2.5.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/go-ldap/ldap/pull/126
- https://github.com/go-ldap/ldap/commit/95ede1266b237bf8e9aa5dce0b3250e51bfefe66

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