LDAP Server NULL Bind Connection Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1947

Synopsis

The remote host is an LDAP server.

Description

The remote host is an LDAP server. The LDAP server is configured to accept NULL 'bind' requests which will allow any user to connect to the server and query for information.

Solution

Disable anonymous bind connections.

See Also

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-009.asp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1947

Family: Generic

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10723

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0385

BID: 503