Cross-site scripting in phpLDAPadmin - CVE-2012-0834

Vulnerability details

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in lib/QueryRender.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.2 and earlier when processing base parameter in a query_engine action to cmd.php. 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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2012-0834

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

• Exploit #4171 - phpLDAPadmin 1.2.2 - 'base' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting (August 11, 2020)

External References

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/02/9
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/3
• http://phpldapadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin;a=commit;h=7dc8d57d6952fe681cb9e8818df7f103220457bd
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47852
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:020
• https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3477910&group_id=61828&atid=498546

Related Security Bulletins

• Cross-site scripting in phpLDAPadmin
• Fedora EPEL 6 update for phpldapadmin