SB2011102301 - PHP code execution in phpLDAPadmin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4075)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to absent sanitization in the "lib/functions.php" script when processing use-supplied input passed via "orderby" HTTP POST parameter to "/cmd.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to vulnerable script, inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system with privileges of the web server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/2