CVE-2015-1778: Opendaylight will authenticate any username and password combination

May 17, 2022 (updated April 22, 2025)

The custom authentication realm used by karaf-tomcat’s “opendaylight” realm in Opendaylight before Helium SR3 will authenticate any username and password combination.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm24-4869-99pj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1778
web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/
web.archive.org/web/20150510044305/https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Security_Advisories

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