### [CVE-2017-14596](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14596) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description In Joomla! before 3.8.0, inadequate escaping in the LDAP authentication plugin can result in a disclosure of a username and password. ### POC #### Reference - https://blog.ripstech.com/2017/joomla-takeover-in-20-seconds-with-ldap-injection-cve-2017-14596/ #### Github - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon - https://github.com/SexyBeast233/SecBooks - https://github.com/trganda/dockerv