USN-4609-1: GOsa vulnerabilities

28 October 2020

Several security issues were fixed in gosa.

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Releases

Packages

  • gosa - Web Based LDAP Administration Program

Details

Fabian Henneke discovered that GOsa incorrectly handled client cookies. An
authenticated user could exploit this with a crafted cookie to perform
file deletions in the context of the user account that runs the web
server. (CVE-2019-14466)

It was discovered that GOsa incorrectly handled user access control. A
remote attacker could use this issue to log into any account with a
username containing the word "success". (CVE-2019-11187)

Fabian Henneke discovered that GOsa was vulnerable to cross-site scripting
attacks via the change password form. A remote attacker could use this
flaw to run arbitrary web scripts. (CVE-2018-1000528)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.