Security Bypass Affecting simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp package, versions <1.14.17


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.24% (64th percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PHP-SIMPLESAMLPHPSIMPLESAMLPHP-72023
  • published 12 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 2 Feb 2018
  • credit Matt Schwager

How to fix?

Upgrade simplesamlphp to version 1.14.17 or higher.

Overview

simplesamlphp is an application written in native PHP that deals with authentication.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Security Bypass. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to impersonate any user from any SAML 1 Identity Provider trusted by a SimpleSAMLphp Service Provider, with the only pre-requisite of a valid assertion previously sent to the affected Service Provider.