CVE-2016-5747 json
A security vulnerability in cookie handling in the http stack implementation in NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.1 allows remote attack…
published 2017-03-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6682
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A security vulnerability in cookie handling in the http stack implementation in NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging predictable cookies.
Exploit prediction
1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Novell eDirectory
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5747
- NVD CVE-2016-5747
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