LDAP Injection in ldapauth

published 2017-09-06 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-82mg-x548-gq3j , EUVD-2020-0603

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

ldapauth-fork before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to perform LDAP injection attacks via a crafted username.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm ldapauth-fork 2.3.3
ldapauth-fork_project ldapauth-fork 2.3.3

github.com/vesse/node-ldapauth-fork@3feea43 commit

Exploit prediction

2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	ldapauth-fork	<2.3.3	2.3.3
npm	ldapauth	all versions	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-90 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query

References

github.com /vesse/node-ldapauth-fork/commit/3feea43e243698bcaeffa904a7324f4d96df60e4
web, patch, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/09/21/2
mailing-list, web, vdb-entry
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/09/18/8
mailing-list, web, vdb-entry
github.com /vesse/node-ldapauth-fork/issues/21
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7294
advisory
github.com /vesse/node-ldapauth-fork
package
npmjs.com /advisories/18
web
npmjs.com /advisories/19
web
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2015/09/18/4
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-7294
GitHub Advisory GHSA-82mg-x548-gq3j
NVD CVE-2015-7294

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Summary