The masort function in lib/functions.php in phpLDAPadmin 1.2.x before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the orderby parameter (aka sortby variable) in a query_engine action to cmd.php, as exploited in the wild in October 2011.
CVE-2011-4075
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 52%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
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- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 98.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 2, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/issues/5820
- secalert@redhathttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/24/9
- secalert@redhathttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/2
- secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/76594
- secalert@redhathttp://phpldapadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpldapadmin/phpldapadmin%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=lib/functions.php%3Bh=eb160dc9f7d74e563131e21d4c85d7849a0c6638%3Bhp=19fde9974d4e5eb3bfac04bb223ccbefdb98f9a0%3Bhb=76e6dad13ef77c5448b8dfed1a61e4acc7241165%3Bhpb=5d4245f93ae6f065e7535f268e3cd87a23b07744
- secalert@redhathttp://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/46551
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/46672
- secalert@redhathttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3417184&group_id=61828&atid=498546
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2333
- secalert@redhathttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18021/
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50331
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/issues/5820
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/24/9
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/2
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-18031✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 25, 2011
phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1.1 - Remote PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) (2)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/multi/http/phpldapadmin_query_engine✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 24, 2011
phpLDAPadmin query_engine Remote PHP Code Injection
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-18021✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 23, 2011
phpLDAPadmin 1.2.1.1 - Remote PHP Code Injection (1)
Open source ↗
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