Improper access control in picketlink - CVE-2015-0277

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Improper access control in picketlink - CVE-2015-0277

Published: April 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107365
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0277
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to Service Provider (SP) in PicketLink does not ensure that it is a member of an Audience element when an AudienceRestriction is specified. A remote user can log in to other users' accounts via a crafted SAML assertion.


Affected software

picketlink
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions

How to mitigate CVE-2015-0277

Install updates from vendor's website.

picketlink - update to 2.7.0
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions - update to 8.0.7

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