OwncloudApplication
CVE-2014-9043
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe user_ldap (aka LDAP user and group backend) application in ownCloud before 5.0.18, 6.x before 6.0.6, and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a null byte in the password and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe user_ldap (LDAP user and group backend) authentication module in ownCloud versions before 5.0.18, 6.0.6, and 7.0.3 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. Attackers can bypass authentication by submitting a valid username with a null byte appended to the password field, which triggers an unauthenticated LDAP bind instead of proper authenticated binding.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
OwncloudApplication
<= 5.0.17
Owncloud ServerApplication
= 5.0.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.0.4= 5.0.5= 5.0.6= 5.0.7= 5.0.8= 5.0.9= 5.0.10= 5.0.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ownCloud installationLocate the ownCloud installation directory and check for the presence of ownCloud core files such as version.php or the config/config.php file.Affected if ownCloud is installed and the user_ldap module is in use
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Determine ownCloud versionAccess the ownCloud admin panel or inspect version.php in the installation root to determine the exact version number.Affected if Version is 5.0.17 or earlier, or matches one of the specific affected versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.11
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Verify user_ldap module is enabledNavigate to the ownCloud admin panel, go to Apps or Applications section, and check if the user_ldap app is installed and enabled.Affected if The user_ldap module is enabled
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Confirm LDAP authentication is configuredCheck the ownCloud admin LDAP settings or inspect the config/config.php file to verify LDAP user backend is configured and active.Affected if LDAP user authentication backend is configured in ownCloud
You are affected if ownCloud version is 5.0.17 or earlier and the user_ldap module is enabled with LDAP authentication configured.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade ownCloud to version 5.0.18, 6.0.6, or 7.0.3 or later to obtain the patched user_ldap module.
Fix this in Owncloud
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-9043 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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