PicketLink up to 2.6.x Service Provider/Identity Provider destination code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PicketLink up to 2.6.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Service Provider/Identity Provider. The manipulation of the argument destination leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6254. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PicketLink up to 2.6.x. This affects some unknown processing of the component Service Provider/Identity Provider. The manipulation of the argument destination with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that the Destination attribute in a Response element in a SAML assertion matches the location from which the message was received, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2015-0277 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

The weakness was published 08/17/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at issues.jboss.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6254 since 08/17/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82895 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0846)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82895), SecurityFocus (BID 74265†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54105†). Similar entries are available at VDB-74174, VDB-75022, VDB-75029 and VDB-75032. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Code
CWE: CWE-17
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 82895
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2015:0846)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PicketLink 2.7.0

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04/16/2015 🔍
04/20/2015 +4 days 🔍
04/20/2015 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2015 +119 days 🔍
08/17/2015 +0 days 🔍
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08/18/2015 +1 days 🔍
11/02/2015 +76 days 🔍
06/12/2022 +2414 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0846
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77265
SecurityFocus: 74265
Vulnerability Center: 54105 - RedHat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Remote Unspecified Vulnerability in PicketLink, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2015 06:01 PM
Updated: 06/12/2022 01:22 PM
Changes: 08/18/2015 06:01 PM (54), 03/10/2018 10:45 AM (12), 06/12/2022 01:22 PM (3)
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