CVE-2011-2720

Description

The autocompletion functionality in GLPI before 0.80.2 does not blacklist certain username and password fields, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted POST request.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.02% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://forge.indepnet.net/issues/3017
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726185 patch
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14956 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/45542 third party advisory
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14951 patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/11 patch mailing list
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14957 patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/25/7 patch mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:014 vendor advisory
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14958 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48884 vdb entry
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14955 patch
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14966 patch
http://www.glpi-project.org/spip.php?page=annonce&id_breve=237&lang=en
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063408.html vendor advisory
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14960 patch
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14954 patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063679.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45366 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14952 patch
https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/versions/605

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2720?
CVE-2011-2720 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2720?
To fix CVE-2011-2720, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2720 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2720 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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