title: StartTLS and SASL confidentiality protection bypass
description: While investigating DIRSTUDIO-1219 it was noticed that configured StartTLS encryption was not applied when any SASL authentication mechanism (DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI) was used. While investigating DIRSTUDIO-1220 it was noticed that any configured SASL confidentiality layer was not applied. This issue affects Apache Directory Studio version 2.0.0.v20210213-M16 and prior versions.
problem types: CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
affected:
{
product: Apache Directory Studio
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2.0.0.v20210213-M16, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'other': 'high'}
type: unknown
]
workarounds: This issue was fixed in 2.0.0.v20210717-M17. All users using SASL are recommended to upgrade to Apache Directory Studio 2.0.0.v20210717-M17.