SB2015042117 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in PicketLink
Published: April 21, 2015 Updated: April 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015042117
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6254)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to affect vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink does not ensure that the Destination attribute in a Response element in a SAML assertion matches the location from which the message was received. A remote user can make unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.