Description
lib/WikiUser/LDAP.php in PhpWiki before 1.3.13p1, when the configuration lacks a nonzero PASSWORD_LENGTH_MINIMUM, might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password, which causes ldap_bind to return true when used with certain LDAP implementations.
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 4.0 | phpwiki | 1.3.12p3-5etch1 | DSA-1371-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1371-1 phpwiki - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- phpwiki-ldap-security-bypass(34819) vdb-entry
- 25595 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1371 vendor-advisory
- 37219 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200709-10 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-2144 vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=514820
- 26784 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1732882&group_id=6121&atid=106121
- 26880 third-party-advisory