CVE-2023-4505 Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) LDAP Passback

Low 2.2 Published Updated

Authenticated administrators can change the LDAP server to retrieve original LDAP credentials due to insufficient validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-4505?

CVE-2023-4505 is a low-severity vulnerability in cyberlord92 Staff/Employee Business Directory for Active Directory, published on 26 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Staff / Employee Business Directory for Active Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to LDAP Passback in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to insufficient validation when changing the LDAP server. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative access and above, to change the LDAP server and retrieve the credentials for the original LDAP server.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4505?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Miniorange Staff \/ Employee Business Directory for Active Directory.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-4505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mjch-v7j4-5xmp.

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