CVE-2020-8086

Description

The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody incompletely verify the XMPP address passed to the is_admin() function. This grants remote entities admin-only functionality if their username matches the username of a local admin.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory prosody.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.lua third party advisory
https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap2/mod_auth_ldap2.lua third party advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20200128/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4612 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/5 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8086?
CVE-2020-8086 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8086?
To fix CVE-2020-8086, 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-2020-8086 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-8086 is being actively exploited. 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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