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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1169 · published 10 February 2015

CVE-2015-1169: Apereo central authentication service injection vulnerability

Apereo · Central Authentication Service

Apereo Central Authentication Service (CAS) Server before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct LDAP injection attacks via a crafted username, as demonstrated by using a wildcard and a valid password to bypass LDAP authentication.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.8% · top 13.9% CWE-74 · Injection
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apereo Central Authentication Service (CAS) Server before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct LDAP injection attacks via a crafted username, as demonstrated by using a wildcard and a valid password to bypass LDAP authentication.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130053/CAS-Server-3.5.2-LDAP-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/87 Exploit
https://github.com/Jasig/cas/commit/7de61b4c6244af9ff8e75a2c92a570f3b075309c
https://github.com/Jasig/cas/pull/411
https://issues.jasig.org/browse/CAS-1429 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130053/CAS-Server-3.5.2-LDAP-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/87 Exploit
https://github.com/Jasig/cas/commit/7de61b4c6244af9ff8e75a2c92a570f3b075309c
https://github.com/Jasig/cas/pull/411
https://issues.jasig.org/browse/CAS-1429 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1169), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.