# CVE-2024-39848: Internet2 Grouper before 5.6 allows authentication bypass when LDAP authentication is used in certain ways.

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-29 · Updated: 2025-03-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Internet2 Grouper before 5.6 allows authentication bypass when LDAP authentication is used in certain ways. This is related to internet2.middleware.grouper.ws.security.WsGrouperLdapAuthentication and the use of the UyY29r password for the M3vwHr account. This also affects "Grouper for Web Services" before 4.13.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-39848

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Grouper+bug+-+GRP-5515+-+web+services+LDAP+authentication+security+vulnerability

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