Vulnerability in Simplesamlphp Saml2

CVE-2016-9814

The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9814: held from 0.024 to 0.024.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9814?
CVE-2016-9814 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp Saml2, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-9814?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.