#VU107361 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in picketlink - CVE-2015-6254

Vulnerability identifier: #VU107361

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6254

CWE-ID: CWE-345

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
picketlink
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: PicketLink

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to affect vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink does not ensure that the Destination attribute in a Response element in a SAML assertion matches the location from which the message was received. A remote user can make unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

picketlink: 1.020120910 - 2.6.1

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External links
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194832
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/PLINK-680

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.