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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Vulnerability in phpldapadmin
[DSA-1057-1]
May 15, 2006 17:00 GMT Number Q-198
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PROBLEM: Several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been
discovered in phpLDAPadmin, a web based interface for
administering LDAP servers.
PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
DAMAGE: This could allow remote a attacker to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML.
SOLUTION: Apply current patches.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM - This could allow remote a attacker to
ASSESSMENT: inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-198.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1057
CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CVE-2006-2016
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DSA-1057-1 phpldapadmin -- missing input sanitising
Date Reported:
15 May 2006
Affected Packages:
phpldapadmin
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 365313.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 17643.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-2016.
More information:
Several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpLDAPadmin,
a web based interface for administering LDAP servers, tha allows remote attackers
to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain phpldapadmin packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version
0.9.5-3sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version
0.9.8.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your phpldapadmin package.
Fixed in:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin_0.9.5-
3sarge3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin_0.9.5-
3sarge3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin_
0.9.5.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin_0.9.5-
3sarge3_all.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Debian Security Advisory for the
information contained in this bulletin.
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