Open redirect in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2018-6520

 

Open redirect in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2018-6520

Published: February 2, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31356
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6520
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SimpleSAMLphp
Affected software:
SimpleSAMLphp

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 allows remote attackers to bypass an open redirect protection mechanism via crafted authority data in a URL.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-6520

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources