CVE-2018-12421

Description

LTB (aka LDAP Tool Box) Self Service Password before 1.3 allows a change to a user password (without knowing the old password) via a crafted POST request, because the ldap_bind return value is mishandled and the PHP data type is not constrained to be a string.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ltb-project.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ltb-project/self-service-password/issues/211 third party advisory
https://lists.ltb-project.org/pipermail/ltb-announce/2018-June/000023.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
https://github.com/ltb-project/self-service-password/issues/209 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12421?
CVE-2018-12421 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12421?
To fix CVE-2018-12421, 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-2018-12421 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12421 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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