{"cve":"CVE-2018-18389","nvd":{"published":"2018-10-16T18:29:01.550","modified":"2026-06-17T01:47:07.727","status":"Modified","description":"Due to incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server 3.4.x before 3.4.9, the setting of LDAP for authentication with STARTTLS, and System Account for authorization, allows an attacker to log into the server by sending any valid username with an arbitrary password.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/issues/12047","https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/issues/12047"],"products":["neo4j:neo4j"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:59.789560037+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-18389","score":0.0192,"percentile":0.79902,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h5f5-rj4r-42f6","summary":"Incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server via LDAP authentication","modified":"2023-11-08T04:00:05.366349Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.neo4j:neo4j-enterprise","purl":"pkg:maven/org.neo4j/neo4j-enterprise","ranges":[">=3.4.0 <3.4.9"],"fixed":["3.4.9"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}