Vulnerability in Shibboleth Identity Provider
CVE-2014-3603
The (1) HttpResource and (2) FileBackedHttpResource implementations in Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) before 2.4.1 and OpenSAML Java 2.6.2 do not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Shibboleth Identity Provider
- Shibboleth Opensaml Java
- Shibboleth; Opensaml Java Identity Provider (Idp) — versions < 2.4.1
- Shibboleth; Opensaml Java — versions < 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/60816 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140813.txt (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3603?
- CVE-2014-3603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shibboleth Identity Provider, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2014-3603?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.