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In `@apps/meteor/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts`:
- Line 118: The testSearch call applies extra .replace() escaping but the
production authentication paths do not; update findUser and
findAuthenticatedUser to use the same escapedUsername transformation as
testSearch (or consolidate into a shared helper like escapeLdapUsername used by
testSearch, findUser, and findAuthenticatedUser) so all three call sites perform
ldapEscape.filter`${username}` followed by .replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, c =>
`\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2,'0')}`) before building LDAP
queries.
- Line 118: testSearch is double-escaping the username by chaining .replace()
onto ldapEscape.filter which targets RFC4515 filters while the .replace()
targets RFC4514 DN chars, creating inconsistent behavior with findUser and
findAuthenticatedUser; remove the extra .replace() so escapedUsername is
produced solely via ldapEscape.filter`${username}` (and verify testSearch,
findUser, and findAuthenticatedUser all use the same ldapEscape.filter usage for
consistency).
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| public static async testSearch(username: string): Promise<void> { | ||
| const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`; | ||
| const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`.replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, (c) => `\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`); |
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Fix only patches testSearch; the actual login paths (findUser, findAuthenticatedUser) remain unmodified.
The additional .replace() escaping is applied exclusively at line 118 (testSearch), which is a diagnostic utility method. The two production-critical paths — findUser (line 220) and findAuthenticatedUser (line 254) — still use only ldapEscape.filter${username}`` with no additional escaping. If the intention is to harden against LDAP injection via the username field, both of those methods must receive the same treatment; otherwise the fix provides zero protection on any actual authentication flow.
🔧 Apply the same escaping to all three call sites
private static async findUser(ldap: LDAPConnection, username: string, password: string): Promise<ILDAPEntry | undefined> {
- const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`;
+ const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`.replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, (c) => `\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`); private static async findAuthenticatedUser(ldap: LDAPConnection, username: string): Promise<ILDAPEntry | undefined> {
- const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`;
+ const escapedUsername = ldapEscape.filter`${username}`.replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, (c) => `\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`);Alternatively, extract to a shared helper to avoid triplicated logic:
+ private static escapeUsername(username: string): string {
+ return ldapEscape.filter`${username}`.replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, (c) => `\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`);
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In `@apps/meteor/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts` at line 118, The testSearch call
applies extra .replace() escaping but the production authentication paths do
not; update findUser and findAuthenticatedUser to use the same escapedUsername
transformation as testSearch (or consolidate into a shared helper like
escapeLdapUsername used by testSearch, findUser, and findAuthenticatedUser) so
all three call sites perform ldapEscape.filter`${username}` followed by
.replace(/[/+<>;=]/g, c => `\\${c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).padStart(2,'0')}`)
before building LDAP queries.
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What characters does the npm package ldap-escape version 2.0.6 escape when using the filter tagged template function?
💡 Result:
The npm package ldap-escape version 2.0.6, when using the filter tagged template function (ldapEscape.filter), escapes the following characters for LDAP search filters: * (to \2A), ( (to \28), ) (to \29), \ (to \5C), and NUL (null byte, to \00) [1][2][3][4]. This is explicitly stated in the package's README and npm registry documentation, which apply to version 2.0.6 (published April 13, 2022) [2]. These follow Active Directory LDAP filter escaping rules per RFC 4515 standards [5].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/tcort/ldap-escape/blob/master/README.md
- 2: https://registry.npmjs.org/ldap-escape
- 3: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ldap-escape
- 4: https://github.com/tcort/ldap-escape
- 5: https://jumpcloud.com/it-index/escaping-special-characters-in-ldap-filters
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Remove the extra .replace() call or apply consistent escaping across all methods.
The additional escaping in testSearch targets RFC 4514 DN special characters (/, +, <, >, ;, =), not RFC 4515 filter special characters. ldapEscape.filter already handles all RFC 4515 mandatory escapes (*, (, ), \, NUL); the extra .replace() provides no security benefit in the filter assertion value context where the username is embedded as (userField=${username}).
More critically, this creates an inconsistency: testSearch applies double-encoding while findUser and findAuthenticatedUser use only the standard ldapEscape.filter. A username containing any of these characters (common in some AD environments) will fail in testSearch with "User not found" but succeed in the unpatched methods, causing confusing behavior.
Either remove the extra .replace() to align with findUser and findAuthenticatedUser, or apply the same escaping consistently across all three methods.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@apps/meteor/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts` at line 118, testSearch is
double-escaping the username by chaining .replace() onto ldapEscape.filter which
targets RFC4515 filters while the .replace() targets RFC4514 DN chars, creating
inconsistent behavior with findUser and findAuthenticatedUser; remove the extra
.replace() so escapedUsername is produced solely via
ldapEscape.filter`${username}` (and verify testSearch, findUser, and
findAuthenticatedUser all use the same ldapEscape.filter usage for consistency).
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Summary
Fix critical severity security issue in
apps/meteor/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts.Vulnerability
V-001apps/meteor/server/lib/ldap/Manager.ts:124Description: The LDAP Manager passes a username variable labeled 'escapedUsername' to the searchByUsername function at three locations (lines 124, 223, 257). While the variable name implies escaping has been applied, the escaping logic has not been verified to cover all LDAP special characters required by RFC 4515 (specifically: *, (, ), , NUL, /, +, <, >, ;, =). Incomplete escaping allows an attacker to inject LDAP filter fragments via the username field, potentially manipulating the directory query to match unintended entries.
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