CVE-2016-15039 mhuertos phpLDAPadmin ajax_functions.js makeHttpRequest request smuggling
Remote attackers can exploit HTTP request smuggling in phpLDAPadmin's AJAX functions, potentially leading to cache poisoning or session hijacking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-15039?
CVE-2016-15039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mhuertos phpLDAPadmin, published on 11 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in mhuertos phpLDAPadmin up to 665dbc2690ebeb5392d38f1fece0a654225a0b38. Affected by this vulnerability is the function makeHttpRequest of the file htdocs/js/ajax_functions.js. The manipulation leads to http request smuggling. The attack can be launched remotely. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-270523.
Weakness: CWE-444
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-15039?
How do I fix CVE-2016-15039?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-15039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-15039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-15039, GHSA-h87m-6ppf-r3wm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-15039.