# CVE-2020-8086: 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\_

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.lua
- https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/log/tip/mod_auth_ldap2/mod_auth_ldap2.lua
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20200128/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4612
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/5

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