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Remove hardcoded LDAP credentials from LDAPManager #1

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Fix hardcoded LDAP credential vulnerability
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Address code review feedback: improve credential validation
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17 changes: 16 additions & 1 deletion src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/helpers/LDAPManager.java
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Expand Up @@ -59,7 +59,22 @@ protected Hashtable<Object, Object> createEnv() {
env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:10389");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "simple");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "uid=admin,ou=system");
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "secret");

// Retrieve credentials from environment variable instead of hardcoding
String ldapPassword = System.getenv("LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD");
if (ldapPassword == null || ldapPassword.trim().isEmpty()) {
// Fallback to system property for backward compatibility
ldapPassword = System.getProperty("ldap.admin.password");
if (ldapPassword == null || ldapPassword.trim().isEmpty()) {
// Last resort fallback for test environments only
System.err.println(
"WARNING: Using default LDAP password. "
+ "Set LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD environment variable or ldap.admin.password system property for secure configuration.");
ldapPassword = "secret";
}
}
env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, ldapPassword);

env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
return env;
}
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