9.1crit
CVE-2016-9814
SimpleSAMLphp SAML2 spoof SAML responses
Also known as GHSA-r8v4-7vwj-983x
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | simplesamlphp/saml2 | >=1.10, <1.10.3 <1.8.1 >=1.9.0, <1.9.1 >=2.0, <2.3.3 | 1.10.3 1.8.1 1.9.1 2.3.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94730 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- simplesamlphp.org /security/201612-01 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00001.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9814 · advisory
- github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/saml2/CVE-2016-9814.yaml · web
- github.com /simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9814
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-r8v4-7vwj-983x
- NVD: CVE-2016-9814
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