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CVE-2015-1778

The custom authentication realm used by karaf-tomcat's "opendaylight" realm in Opendaylight before Helium SR3 will authenticate any username and password combination.

Published: Jun 27, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-287
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Opendaylight will authenticate any username and password combination

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.opendaylight.odlparent:opendaylight-karaf-resources
OSS Libraries
opendaylight
oss-projectaka openflow
opendaylightOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1778
nvd.nist.gov
https://web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/#/c/16307
web.archive.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Security_Advisories#.5BImportant.5D_CVE-2015-1778_OpenDaylight:_authentication_bypass
web.archive.org
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