A caller who holds valid credentials for one entry in the LDAP directory can authenticate through APISIX as a consumer mapped to a different entry, one the plugin's configured scope was meant to keep out of reach.
This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.11.0 through 3.17.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
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| Description | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') vulnerability in Apache APISIX. A caller who holds valid credentials for one entry in the LDAP directory can authenticate through APISIX as a consumer mapped to a different entry, one the plugin's configured scope was meant to keep out of reach. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.11.0 through 3.17.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache APISIX: ldap-auth plugin cross-subtree identity impersonation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-90 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-27T12:09:54.558Z
Reserved: 2026-08-17T13:31:18.541Z
Link: CVE-2026-75020
Updated: 2026-08-27T10:22:05.647Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-27T10:16:36.620
Modified: 2026-08-27T13:18:37.243
Link: CVE-2026-75020
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Updated: 2026-08-27T11:30:04Z