CVE-2011-2720 json
The autocompletion functionality in GLPI before 0.80.2 does not blacklist certain username and password fields, which allows remote attacke…
published 2011-08-05 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2698
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726185 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14956 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14951 patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/11 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14957 patch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/25/7 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14958 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14955 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14966 patch
- forge.indepnet.net/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14960 patch
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2720 updated cvss 4.3
glpi: does not properly blacklist certain sensitive variables, like username and password
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=726185
patch
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forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14956
patch
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forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14951
patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/11
mailing-list, patch
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forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14957
patch
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/25/7
mailing-list, patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14958
patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14955
patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14966
patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14960
patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14954
patch
-
forge.indepnet.net
/projects/glpi/repository/revisions/14952
patch
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:014
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063408.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063679.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/45366
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- forge.indepnet.net /issues/3017
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secunia.com
/advisories/45542
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/48884
vdb-entry
- glpi-project.org /spip.php?page=annonce&id_breve=237&lang=en
- forge.indepnet.net /projects/glpi/versions/605
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2720
- NVD CVE-2011-2720
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