7.5high

CVE-2017-12869

SimpleSAMLphp Authentication context bypass in the multiauth module

Also known as GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The multiauth module in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication context restrictions and use an authentication source defined in config/authsources.php via vectors related to improper validation of user input.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistsimplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
<1.14.14
1.14.14

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • simplesamlphp.org /security/201704-02 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4127 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12869 · advisory
  • github.com /FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/CVE-2017-12869.y · web
  • github.com /simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp · package
  • github.com /simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/blob/de98fc5bb663feea16686ae77958f759b4a7638d/docs/simplesaml · web

Sources

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