SB2019092409 - Weak pseudo-random number generator in Apereo CAS



SB2019092409 - Weak pseudo-random number generator in Apereo CAS

Published: September 24, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019092409
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10754)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to the application generates tokens using a weak cryptographic algorithm provided by Apache commons-lang3 RandomStringUtils. A remote attacker can guess randomly generate tokens and bypass security restriction that rely on these tokens.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.