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title: "CVE-2016-15039\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-15039

Publication date 11 July 2024

Last updated 17 August 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-15039?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in mhuertos phpLDAPadmin
up to 665dbc2690ebeb5392d38f1fece0a654225a0b38. Affected by this
vulnerability is the function makeHttpRequest of the file
htdocs/js/ajax\_functions.js. The manipulation leads to http request
smuggling. The attack can be launched remotely. This product does not use
versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases
are unavailable. The patch is named
dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036. It is recommended to apply a
patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is
VDB-270523.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpldapadmin | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

CVSS v4.0

[CVSS v4.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-15039?format=md)
[CVSS v3.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-15039?format=md)

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Attack requirements | None |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Vulnerable system - Integrity impact | Low |
  | Vulnerable system - Availability impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Integrity impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Base + Threat score | - |
  | Base + Environmental score | - |
  | Base + Threat + Environmental score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-15039)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-15039)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-15039)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-15039)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-15039>
* <https://github.com/leenooks/phpLDAPadmin/commit/dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036 (1.2.4)>
* <https://vuldb.com/?id.270523>
* <https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.270523>
* <https://github.com/mhuertos/phpLDAPadmin/commit/dd6e9583a2eb2ca085583765e8a63df5904cb036>