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

CVE-2016-9870

Severity Medium
Score 6.7/10

Summary

EMC Isilon OneFS 8.0.0.0, EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.2, EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.0.x, EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.1.0 - 7.1.1.10, and EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.0.x is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by a malicious user to compromise the system.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published