CVE-2014-7828: FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 15/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 81.7% of all records.
- Fixed version: freeipa (Debian:12) 4.0.5-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to freeipa (Debian:12) 4.0.5-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the two-factor authentication leveraging an enabled OTP token, which triggers an anonymous bind.
- Published
- Nov 19, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.0% · 81th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
Report tools
Action score
15
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.0%
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| freeipa | freeipa | cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- freeipa freeipa4.0.0
- freeipa freeipa4.0.1
- freeipa freeipa4.0.2
- freeipa freeipa4.0.3
- freeipa freeipa4.0.4
- freeipa freeipa4.1.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeipa | before 4.0.5-1 | 4.0.5-1 |
Same product
freeipa: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-5284ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in /etc/httpd/alias/kra-agent.pem, which is world…39Monitor
- CVE-2019-14867A flaw was found in IPA, all 4.6.x versions before 4.6.7, all 4.7.x versions before 4.7.4 and all 4.8.x versions before 4.8.3, in the way…37Monitor
- CVE-2012-5631ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies36Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2014-7850Nov 28, 2014 · Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in FreeIPA 4.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script…18Monitor
- Later →CVE-2015-1827Mar 30, 2015 · The get_user_grouplist function in the extdom plug-in in FreeIPA before 4.1.4 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2016-5404Sep 7, 2016 · The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to…27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:freeipa | 4.0.5-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/4.1.1
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70932
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160871
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98500
- fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4690
- www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-devel/2014-November/msg00068.html
- www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2014-November/msg00077.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.