Improper input validation in LDAP Account Manager



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-52792
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 LDAP Account Manager
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor LDAP Account Manager

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU101881

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52792

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in in mainmanage.php and confmain.php scripts. A remote user can modify configuration variables, including the log file path and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LDAP Account Manager: 0.4.7 - 8.9

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/blob/fd665fef3b222bf8205154b14f676815d2d6ae20/lam/templates/config/mainmanage.php#L263
https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/releases/tag/9.0
https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/security/advisories/GHSA-6cp9-j5r7-xhcc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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