SB2017070805 - XSS in phpLDAPadmin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11107)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing the form, element, rdn, or container parameters in n htdocs/entry_chooser.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phpldapadmin/+bug/1701731
• https://github.com/leenooks/phpLDAPadmin/issues/50
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00023.html