CVE-2017-12869

high

Published 2017-09-01 · Modified 2024-04-25

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CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Mixed 6 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
sid	Fixed	`1.14.15-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.14.15-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.14.15-1`
9.0	Affected	—
8.0	Affected	—
7.0	Affected	—

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Packagist	simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp	`<1.14.14`	`1.14.14`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
simplesamlphp	simplesamlphp	`{"endIncluding":"1.14.13"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.