phpLDAPadmin "scope" or "dn" parameters cross-site scripting
| phpldapadmin-scope-dn-xss (25958) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpLDAPadmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search.php script using the 'scope' parameter or by multiple other scripts using the 'dn' parameter. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- phpLDAPadmin, phpLDAPadmin 0.9.8 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of December 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- phpLDAPadmin Web site, phpLDAPadmin at http://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 21 april 2006, phpLDAPadmin multiple vuln. at http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/04/phpldapadmin-multiple-vuln.html.
- BID-17643: PHPLDAPAdmin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 21, 2006
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