What is CVE-2017-15700?

CVE-2017-15700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Sling Authentication Service, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-15700?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apache Sling Authentication Service

CVE-2017-15700

A flaw in the org.apache.sling.auth.core.AuthUtil#isRedirectValid method in Apache Sling Authentication Service 1.4.0 allows an attacker, through the Sling login form, to trick a victim to send over their credentials.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Sling_authentication_service — versions 1.4.0
Apache Software Foundation Sling — versions Authentication Service 1.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15700?: CVE-2017-15700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Sling Authentication Service, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-15700?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.