CVE-2017-14596 Information

Description

In Joomla! before 3.8.0 inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100898 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039407 https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/ https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/711-20170902-core-ldap-information-disclosure

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8