What is CVE-2018-6520?

CVE-2018-6520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6520?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Simplesamlphp

CVE-2018-6520

SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 allows remote attackers to bypass an open redirect protection mechanism via crafted authority data in a URL.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Simplesamlphp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6520?: CVE-2018-6520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplesamlphp, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6520?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.