CVE-2020-8086 - The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is_admin() function

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CRITICAL

The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is_admin() function

Published Jan 28, 2020

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 1.56%

Description

The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is_admin() function. This grants remote entities admin-only functionality if their username matches the username of a local admin.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

References (6)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-28998
Advisory
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.lua
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap2/mod_auth_ldap2.lua
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20200128/
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/5
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4612
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-28998		Advisory
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.lua		x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap2/mod_auth_ldap2.lua		x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20200128/		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/5		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4612		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory