CVE-2021-41232 : Vulnerability Insights and Analysis

Thunderdome is an open source agile planning poker tool with an LDAP injection vulnerability affecting versions below 2.0.0.

Understanding CVE-2021-41232

Thunderdome has a high severity LDAP injection vulnerability impacting instances with LDAP authentication enabled.

What is CVE-2021-41232?

Thunderdome is an agile planning poker tool with a theme of Battling for points
The LDAP injection issue arises from improper escaping of provided usernames

The Impact of CVE-2021-41232

Attack Complexity: High
Attack Vector: Network
Base Score: 8.1 (High)
Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: Low
Availability Impact: Low

Technical Details of CVE-2021-41232

Thunderdome version < 2.0.0 is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

LDAP injection vulnerability due to unescaped usernames

Affected Systems and Versions

Thunderdome planning poker < 2.0.0

Exploitation Mechanism

LDAP authentication-enabled instances are vulnerable

Mitigation and Prevention

To address CVE-2021-41232:

Immediate Steps to Take

Update to version 1.16.3 or above
Disable LDAP feature if unable to update

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update software and dependencies
Perform security assessments and penetration testing

Patching and Updates

Apply patches and updates promptly to address security vulnerabilities