CVE-2020-25836
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 · uneditedExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Access vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator. This issue affects NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator versions prior to 10.0.2 and prior to 9.2.1 Patch 10.
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 · moderate confidenceNetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to sensitive data. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 10.0.2 and prior to 9.2.1 Patch 10. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to gain access to sensitive administrative or directory information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator is installedLook for the product in installed programs or locate its installation directory on the systemAffected if The product is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionCheck the product's version information (typically found in the About section, a version.txt file, or the configuration/registry entries for the installation)Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare against affected version 10.0.2If the installed version starts with 10.0, verify whether it is below 10.0.2 (for example, 10.0.1, 10.0.0 would be affected)Affected if Version is 10.0.x where x is less than 2
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Compare against affected version 9.2.1 Patch 10If the installed version starts with 9.2, verify whether it is below 9.2.1 Patch 10Affected if Version is 9.2.1 with patch level below 10, or earlier than 9.2.1
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the Directory and Resource Administrator service or web interface is accessible from the network (the vulnerability is exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker)Affected if The service is exposed to network access without authentication
The environment is affected if NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator is installed with a version prior to 10.0.2 or prior to 9.2.1 Patch 10, and the service is network-accessible to potential attackers.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator to version 10.0.2 or later, or to version 9.2.1 Patch 10 or later, to remediate this vulnerability.
10.0.2 or 9.2.1 Patch 10
- Identify your current NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator version
- If running version 9.x, upgrade to version 9.2.1 Patch 10
- If running version 10.x, upgrade to version 10.0.2
- After upgrade, verify the vulnerability is remediated by testing authentication and authorization controls
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2020-25836 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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