OpenDJ is an LDAPv3 compliant directory service. Prior to 5.1.2, the SASL PLAIN authorization identity path in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/extensions/PlainSASLMechanismHandler.java checked the PROXIED_AUTH privilege but did not evaluate the mayProxy proxy ACI scope when an authzid resolved to a different user. Both dn: and u: or bare authzid forms could therefore let an authenticated account holding PROXIED_AUTH assume any resolvable non-root identity outside the identities permitted by its proxy ACI. The fix returns INVALID_CREDENTIALS (49) before password verification when the target authorization identity is not permitted. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.2.
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GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg | OpenDJ SASL PLAIN authzid bypassing the proxy ACI scope check |
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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| Description | OpenDJ is an LDAPv3 compliant directory service. Prior to 5.1.2, the SASL PLAIN authorization identity path in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/extensions/PlainSASLMechanismHandler.java checked the PROXIED_AUTH privilege but did not evaluate the mayProxy proxy ACI scope when an authzid resolved to a different user. Both dn: and u: or bare authzid forms could therefore let an authenticated account holding PROXIED_AUTH assume any resolvable non-root identity outside the identities permitted by its proxy ACI. The fix returns INVALID_CREDENTIALS (49) before password verification when the target authorization identity is not permitted. This issue is fixed in version 5.1.2. | |
| Title | OpenDJ: Authorization bypass in SASL PLAIN allowing a `proxied-auth` holder to impersonate any resolvable non-root user without an ACI proxy grant | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-285 CWE-639 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T17:52:48.641Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T14:04:09.603Z
Link: CVE-2026-73644
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T18:18:20.093
Modified: 2026-08-13T18:18:20.093
Link: CVE-2026-73644
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Updated: 2026-08-13T20:15:03Z
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