Description
lib/modules.inc in LDAP Account Manager (LAM) before 1.3.0 does not escape HTML special characters in LDAP data, which allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact, probably cross-site scripting (XSS).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ldap-account-manager | 1.1.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | ldap-account-manager | 1.1.1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | ldap-account-manager | 1.1.1-2 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | ldap-account-manager | 0.4.9-2sarge1 | DSA-1287-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1287-1 ldap-account-manager Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://lam.cvs.sourceforge.net/lam/lam/lib/modules.inc?r1=1.173&r2=1.174
- DSA-1287 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-1149 vdb-entry
- 25157 third-party-advisory
- 23190 vdb-entry
- lam-htmlchar-xss(33307) vdb-entry
- http://lam.sourceforge.net/changelog/index.htm
- 24687 third-party-advisory