# CVE-2016-15039: mhuertos phpLDAPadmin ajax\_functions.js makeHttpRequest request smuggling

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2024-07-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- mhuertos phpLDAPadmin: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in mhuertos phpLDAPadmin up to 665dbc2690ebeb5392d38f1fece0a654225a0b38. Affected by this vulnerability is the function makeHttpRequest of the file htdocs/js/ajax_functions.js. The manipulation leads to http request smuggling. The attack can be launched remotely. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-270523.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mhuertos phpLDAPadmin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.270523
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.270523
- https://github.com/mhuertos/phpLDAPadmin/commit/dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036

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