CVE-2023-36496 (GCVE-0-2023-36496)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-01 23:00
Modified
2025-06-17 21:29
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
Delegated Admin Privilege virtual attribute provider plugin, when enabled, allows an authenticated user to elevate their permissions in the Directory Server.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ping Identity PingDirectory Version: 8.3
Version: 9.0
Version: 9.1
Version: 9.2
Version: 9.3
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