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Critical
CVE-2020-8086
The mod_auth_ldap and mod_auth_ldap2 Community Modules through 2020-01-27 for Prosody...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
prosody
View all reports →Affected Software
mod auth ldap, mod auth ldap2, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 10.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 28th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.