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CVE-2008-0926· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.x before 8.8.2, relies on client-side authenticatio

The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.x before 8.8.2, relies on client-side authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via requests for /SOAP URIs, and cause a denial of service (daemon shutdown) or read arbitrary files. NOTE: it was later reported that 8.7.3.10 (aka 8.7.3 SP10) is also affected.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Mar 28, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
58.2% · 99th percentile
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Action score

47

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
17 / 30 · 58.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
novelledirectory

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • novell edirectoryup to 8.7.3.10 inclusive
  • novell edirectory8.5
  • novell edirectory8.5.12a
  • novell edirectory8.5.27
  • novell edirectory8.6.2
  • novell edirectory8.7
  • novell edirectory8.7.1
  • novell edirectory8.7.3
  • novell edirectory8.7.3.8
  • novell edirectory8.7.3.8_presp9
  • novell edirectory8.7.3.9
  • novell edirectory8.8

Same product

novell: all records

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  • CVE-2008-4480Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to ex
    43Plan
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    43Plan
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    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2008-03-25
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_edirutilNovell eDirectory eMBox Unauthenticated File Accessauxiliary—

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-4 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6760 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Root cause

Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-287 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middlewareapp.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);

Fixed

ts
const admin = express.Router();admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);app.use("/admin", admin);

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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