# CVE-2022-31086: Incorrect Regular Expressions in ldap-account-manager

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0
- Published: 2022-06-27 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- LDAPAccountManager lam: fixed in 8.0

## Description

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a webfrontend for managing entries (e.g. users, groups, DHCP settings) stored in an LDAP directory. In versions prior to 8.0 incorrect regular expressions allow to upload PHP scripts to config/templates/pdf. This vulnerability could lead to a Remote Code Execution if the /config/templates/pdf/ directory is accessible for remote users. This is not a default configuration of LAM. This issue has been fixed in version 8.0. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LDAPAccountManager lam, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/commit/f1d5d04952f39a1b4ea203d3964fa88e1429dfd4
- https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/security/advisories/GHSA-q9pc-x84w-982x
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5177

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