The masort function in lib/functions.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the orderby parameter (aka sortby variable) in a query_engine action to cmd.php, as exploited in the wild in October 2011
Published Nov 2, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 51.89%
Description
The masort function in lib/functions.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the orderby parameter (aka sortby variable) in a query_engine action to cmd.php, as exploited in the wild in October 2011.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0.1
- 1.2.0.2
- 1.2.0.3
- 1.2.0.4
- 1.2.0.5
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 51.89% (0.51891) | 98.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 51.89% (0.51891) | 98.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 53.14% (0.53144) | 98.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 4, 2026 | 84.40% (0.84398) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.23% (0.83233) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.43% (0.87428) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.11% (0.42112) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 36.38% (0.36379) | 96.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 37.34% (0.37340) | 96.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 32.61% (0.32606) | 96.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 33.53% (0.33530) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 80.10% (0.80096) | 99.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 80.10% (0.80096) | 99.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 5, 2022 | 80.66% (0.80664) | 99.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 81.55% (0.81553) | 99.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/issues/5820 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/24/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
- http://osvdb.org/76594 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://phpldapadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=lib/functions.php%3Bh=eb160dc9f7d74e563131e21d4c85d7849a0c6638%3Bhp=19fde9974d4e5eb3bfac04bb223ccbefdb98f9a0%3Bhb=76e6dad13ef77c5448b8dfed1a61e4acc7241165%3Bhpb=5d4245f93ae6f065e7535f268e3cd87a23b07744 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46672 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3417184&group_id=61828&atid=498546 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2333 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18021/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50331 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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