CVE-2015-5349

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Directory Studio: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.0-rc1, 1.1.0-rc2, 1.2.0 (+17)
Apache Ldap Studio: 0.6.0, 0.7.0, 0.8.0, 0.8.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537225/100/0/threaded
https://directory.apache.org/studio/news.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb5443aaf781b364896ee9d7cf6e97fdc4f5a5174132c319252963b6%40%3Ccommits.directory.apache.org%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537225/100/0/threaded
https://directory.apache.org/studio/news.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb5443aaf781b364896ee9d7cf6e97fdc4f5a5174132c319252963b6%40%3Ccommits.directory.apache.org%3E

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