CVE-2020-5281

LDAP connector injection in Perun

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Published Mar 25, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Perun before version 3.9.1, VO or group manager can modify configuration of the LDAP extSource to retrieve all from Perun LDAP. Issue is fixed in version 3.9.1 by sanitisation of the input.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

CESNET

perun

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 3.9.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:perun:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26477	In Perun before version 3.9.1, VO or group manager can modify configuration of the LDAP extSource to retrieve all from Perun LDAP. Issue is fixed in version 3.9.1 by sanitisation of the input.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.362% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/CESNET/perun/commit/ac527bc3225a64208ee5cee59e5918ee360ca039
https://github.com/CESNET/perun/pull/2635
https://github.com/CESNET/perun/security/advisories/GHSA-gj88-9q3f-72m3

History

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Subscriptions

Cesnet Perun

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Mar 25, 2020, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 25, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

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