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.
EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.