CVE-2021-40693: Improper Authentication

September 29, 2022 (updated October 3, 2022)

An authentication bypass risk was identified in the external database authentication functionality, due to a type juggling vulnerability.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2043417
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40693

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