# CVE-2025-71431: Frappe LDAP injection in endpoint parameters

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-71431-frappe-before-14-99-2-and-15-x-before-15-86-0-contains-an-ldap  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-12. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-71431 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-12

Frappe is an open-source framework for building web applications and managing business data. An LDAP injection vulnerability in certain endpoints allows attackers to craft malicious input that manipulates directory queries, potentially exposing or modifying directory information used for user authentication and access control.

Technologies: [Frappe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/frappe). Vendors: [Frappe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/frappe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-71431 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-71431 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-71431?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 12 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Frappe before 14.99.2, 15.x before 15.86.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-71431?** Yes: fixed in Frappe 14.99.2, 15.86.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2025-71431 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-71431?** Check whether you run Frappe at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Frappe 14.99.2, 15.86.0

## Technical details

Certain Frappe endpoints fail to sanitize user-supplied parameters before passing them to LDAP queries, allowing attackers to inject LDAP filter syntax (CWE-90). The vulnerability affects versions before 14.99.2 and 15.x before 15.86.0, with network-based attack vectors requiring no authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation alters directory queries to bypass authentication logic or access unintended directory information.

## Affected products

- Frappe Frappe before 14.99.2, 15.x before 15.86.0

## Timeline

- 2025-10-24: disclosed
- 2025-10-12: advisory

## References

- [https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-qrq5-v93p-8xhw](https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-qrq5-v93p-8xhw)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-before-15.86.0-ldap-injection-via-unsanitized-endpoint-parameters](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frappe-before-15.86.0-ldap-injection-via-unsanitized-endpoint-parameters)

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