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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

CVE-2016-8750

Severity Medium
Score 6.5/10

Summary

Apache Karaf prior to 4.0.8 used the LDAPLoginModule to authenticate users to a directory via LDAP. However, it did not properly encode usernames and hence was vulnerable to LDAP injection attacks leading to a denial of service.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-90 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

The software constructs all or part of an LDAP query using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended LDAP query when it is sent to a downstream component.

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  • Published