CVE-2017-12870
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
Description
SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.12 and earlier make it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging use of the aesEncrypt and aesDecrypt methods in the SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto class to protect session identifiers in replies to non-HTTPS service providers.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
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 Fixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sid | Fixed | 1.14.15-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.14.15-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.14.15-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp | <1.14.13 | 1.14.13 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| simplesamlphp | simplesamlphp | {"endIncluding":"1.14.12"} | |
References
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201704-01
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12870
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/4c939be1696bacb2b95ee11d4ebc5814a08b04c5
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/CVE-2017-12870.yaml
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12870
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.