Cross-site scripting in phpLDAPadmin



| Updated: 2023-02-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2011-4074
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 phpLDAPadmin
Web applications / Other software

Vendor Deon George

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU44551

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4074

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in cmd.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpLDAPadmin: 1.2.0 - 1.2.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/24/9
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/2
https://osvdb.org/76593
https://phpldapadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin;a=blobdiff;f=htdocs/cmd.php;h=0ddf0044355abc94160be73122eb34f3e48ab2d9;hp=34f3848fe4a6d4c00c7c568afa81f59579f5d724;hb=64668e882b8866fae0fa1b25375d1a2f3b4672e2;hpb=caeba72171ade4f588fef1818aa4f6243a68b85e
https://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
https://secunia.com/advisories/46551
https://secunia.com/advisories/46672
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2333
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50331


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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