A local file inclusion flaw was found in the way the phpLDAPadmin before 0.9.8 processed certain values of the "Accept-Language" HTTP header

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• debian debian linux10.0
• debian debian linux8.0
• debian debian linux9.0
• phpldapadmin project phpldapadminbefore 0.9.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

• phpldapadmin phpldapadmin

  • before 0.9.8affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2011-4075The 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 or
  46Plan
• CVE-2018-12689phpLDAPadmin 1.2.2 allows LDAP injection via a crafted server_id parameter in a cmd.php?cmd=login_form request, or a crafted username and pa
  40Plan
• CVE-2009-4427Directory traversal vulnerability in cmd.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0.5 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files vi
  33Monitor
• CVE-2005-2793PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in welcome.php in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code
  31Monitor
• CVE-2005-2654phpldapadmin before 0.9.6c allows remote attackers to gain anonymous access to the LDAP server, even when disable_anon_bind is set, via an H
  31Monitor
• CVE-2017-11107phpLDAPadmin through 1.2.3 has XSS in htdocs/entry_chooser.php via the form, element, rdn, or container parameter.
  25Monitor

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1function expand(node) {2  return node.children.map(expand);3}

1const MAX_DEPTH = 32;2function expand(node, depth = 0) {3  if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");4  return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));5}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.