What is CVE-2017-12867?

CVE-2017-12867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-12867?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Simplesamlphp

CVE-2017-12867

The SimpleSAML_Auth_TimeLimitedToken class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.14 and earlier allows attackers with access to a secret token to extend its validity period by manipulating the prepended time offset.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.3th 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

Simplesamlphp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12867?: CVE-2017-12867 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-12867?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.