Debian Security Advisory
DSA-4165-1 ldap-account-manager -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 03 Apr 2018
- Affected Packages:
- ldap-account-manager
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-8763, CVE-2018-8764.
- More information:
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Michal Kedzior found two vulnerabilities in LDAP Account Manager, a web front-end for LDAP directories.
- CVE-2018-8763
The found Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability might allow an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the browser of the victim or to redirect her to a malicious website if the victim clicks on a specially crafted link.
- CVE-2018-8764
The application leaks the CSRF token in the URL, which can be use by an attacker to perform a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack, in which a victim logged in LDAP Account Manager might performed unwanted actions in the front-end by clicking on a link crafted by the attacker.
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.7.1-1+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 5.5-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ldap-account-manager packages.
For the detailed security status of ldap-account-manager please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ldap-account-manager
- CVE-2018-8763