Inadequate Encryption Strength in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2017-12871
Published: September 1, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38369
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12871
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SimpleSAMLphp
Affected software:
SimpleSAMLphp
SimpleSAMLphp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12871
Install update from vendor's website.