phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1/1.2.6.7 Entry Chooser element cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1/1.2.6.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Entry Chooser. This manipulation of the argument element causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-9101. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1/1.2.6.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Entry Chooser. The manipulation of the argument element with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'Entry Chooser' of phpLDAPadmin (version 1.2.1 through the latest version, 1.2.6.7) allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser via the 'element' parameter, which is unsafely passed to the JavaScript 'eval' function. However, exploitation is limited to specific conditions where 'opener' is correctly set.

The weakness was published by Andreas Pfefferle and Redguard Ag. The advisory is shared at redguard.ch. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9101 since 09/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Applying the patch f713afc8d164169516c91b0988531f2accb9bce6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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• phpLDAPadmin

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• 1.2.1
• 1.2.6.7

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• open-source

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