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CVE-2020-8086

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.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ProsodyMod Auth Ldap
through 2020-01-27
ProsodyMod Auth Ldap2
through 2020-01-27
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 9.0, 10.0

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