Vulnerability identifier: #VU42392

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4453

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
LDAP Account Manager
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: LDAP Account Manager

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in templates/login.php in LDAP Account Manager (LAM) 4.3 and 4.2.1 when processing language parameter. 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

LDAP Account Manager: 4.2.1 - 4.3

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External links
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726976
http://osvdb.org/98828
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/149
http://secunia.com/advisories/55413
http://sourceforge.net/p/lam/bugs/156
http://www.rusty-ice.de/advisory/advisory_2013001.txt
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88203

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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.