CVE-2020-5246 LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System
Attackers can gain admin privileges via LDAP injection in Traccar GPS Tracking System when LDAP is enabled and user names are customizable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5246?
CVE-2020-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Traccar, published on 14 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Traccar GPS Tracking System before version 4.9 has a LDAP injection vulnerability. It occurs when user input is being used in LDAP search filter. By providing specially crafted input, an attacker can modify the logic of the LDAP query and get admin privileges. The issue only impacts instances with LDAP configuration and where users can craft their own names. This has been patched in version 4.9.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Traccar Traccar.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v955-7g22-2p49.