# CVE-2020-5246: LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.9
- Published: 2020-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Traccar: fixed in 4.9

## Description

Traccar GPS Tracking System before version 4.9 has a LDAP injection vulnerability. It occurs when user input is being used in LDAP search filter. By providing specially crafted input, an attacker can modify the logic of the LDAP query and get admin privileges. The issue only impacts instances with LDAP configuration and where users can craft their own names. This has been patched in version 4.9.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Traccar, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-v955-7g22-2p49
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/commit/e4f6e74e57ab743b65d49ae00f6624a20ca0291e

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