Resource exhaustion in Dropbox Samly

CVE-2024-25718

In the Samly package before 1.4.0 for Elixir, Samly.State.Store.get_assertion/3 can return an expired session, which interferes with access control because Samly.AuthHandler uses a cached session and does not replace it, even after expiry.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25718?
CVE-2024-25718 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dropbox Samly, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-25718?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.