# CVE-2023-23749: Extension - miniorange - LDAP Integration - LDAP Injection (username)

> Attackers can inject LDAP queries via the username parameter to dump arbitrary data from the LDAP database in this Joomla extension.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 17 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84gr-vfg9-783r

## What is CVE-2023-23749?

CVE-2023-23749 is a high-severity vulnerability in miniorange LDAP Integration with Active Directory and OpenLDAP - NTLM & Kerberos Login, published on 17 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The 'LDAP Integration with Active Directory and OpenLDAP - NTLM & Kerberos Login' extension is vulnerable to LDAP Injection since is not properly sanitizing the 'username' POST parameter. An attacker can manipulate this paramter to dump arbitrary contents form the LDAP Database.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23749?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Miniorange Ldap Integration With Active Directory and Openldap.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23749 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23749 is a high-severity vulnerability in miniorange LDAP Integration with Active Directory and OpenLDAP - NTLM & Kerberos Login, published on 17 Jan 2023. 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-2023-23749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: miniorange LDAP Integration with Active Directory and OpenLDAP - NTLM & Kerberos Login. 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-2023-23749/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23749/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23749
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23749
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23749

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23749/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.