CVE-2020-5281 LDAP connector injection in Perun

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

A manager can manipulate LDAP configuration to bypass access controls and retrieve all data from the Perun LDAP directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5281?

CVE-2020-5281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in CESNET perun, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Perun before version 3.9.1, VO or group manager can modify configuration of the LDAP extSource to retrieve all from Perun LDAP. Issue is fixed in version 3.9.1 by sanitisation of the input.

Weakness: CWE-732, CWE-90

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5281?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cesnet Perun.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj88-9q3f-72m3.

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