What is CVE-2017-12869?

CVE-2017-12869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-12869?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Simplesamlphp

CVE-2017-12869

The multiauth module in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication context restrictions and use an authentication source defined in config/authsources.php via vectors related to improper validation of user input.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Simplesamlphp
Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12869?: CVE-2017-12869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-12869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.