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Lack of data validation In phpldapadmin

Description

The masort function in lib/functions.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the orderby parameter (aka sortby variable) in a query_engine action to cmd.php, as exploited in the wild in October 2011.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Package
Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2011-40752. NVD-2011-40753. OSV-DEBIAN-2011-40754. OSV-2011-40755. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2011-4075

References

1. https://vulncheck.com/cve/CVE-2011-40752. https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/180213. https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/180314. https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/phpldapadmin_query_engine.rb

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