# CVE-2022-45910: Apache ManifoldCF: LDAP Injection Vulnerability - ActiveDirectory Authorities

> Attackers can manipulate LDAP queries in Apache ManifoldCF ActiveDirectory connectors, causing denial of service or unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjc4-4m54-94xr

## What is CVE-2022-45910?

CVE-2022-45910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache ManifoldCF, published on 7 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query ('LDAP Injection') vulnerability in ActiveDirectory and Sharepoint ActiveDirectory authority connectors of Apache ManifoldCF allows an attacker to manipulate the LDAP search queries (DoS, additional queries, filter manipulation) during user lookup, if the username or the domain string are passed to the UserACLs servlet without validation.

This issue affects Apache ManifoldCF version 2.23 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-90 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45910?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Manifoldcf.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45910 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache ManifoldCF, published on 7 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache ManifoldCF. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45910/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45910/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45910
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45910
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45910

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45910/
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