phpLDAPadmin Anonymous Bind Security Bypass Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19546

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an authentication bypass issue.

Description

The remote host is running phpLDAPadmin, a PHP-based LDAP browser.

The version of phpLDAPadmin installed on the remote host may allow access to an LDAP server anonymously, even if anonymous binds have been disabled in the application's configuration.

Solution

Upgrade to phpLDAPadmin 0.9.7-rc1 or later.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=322423

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e9c6bc8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19546

File Name: phpldapadmin_disable_anon_bind_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/31/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:deon_george:phpldapadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2654

BID: 14694