CVE-2007-1840 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via unescaped LDAP data in LDAP Account Manager, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-1840?
CVE-2007-1840 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
lib/modules.inc in LDAP Account Manager (LAM) before 1.3.0 does not escape HTML special characters in LDAP data, which allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact, probably cross-site scripting (XSS).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ldap Account Manager Ldap Account Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1840?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2007-1840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1840, GHSA-3855-5967-qfv2.