Information disclosure in Shibboleth authentication - #VU6418
Published: May 4, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6418
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Shibboleth
Affected software:
Shibboleth authentication
Shibboleth authentication
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within session management functionality combined with internal caching mechanism. The web application does not properly performs the logout procedure when the shib session expires, which depending on the caching mechanism makes private data public.
A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information of other website users.
Remediation
Update to version 7.x-4.4.