CVE-2018-12421 json
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 crafte…
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4394
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- ltb-project ldap_tool_box_self_service_password 1.3
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2.72% 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 | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
References
-
lists.ltb-project.org
/pipermail/ltb-announce/2018-June/000023.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/ltb-project/self-service-password/issues/211
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/ltb-project/self-service-password/issues/209
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12421
- NVD CVE-2018-12421
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