CVE-2015-5349 (GCVE-0-2015-5349)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41
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Summary
The CSV export in Apache LDAP Studio and Apache Directory Studio before 2.0.0-M10 does not properly escape field values, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a crafted LDAP entry that is interpreted as a formula when imported into a spreadsheet.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-01-02 00:00
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