CVE-2015-0277 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and log into other users' accounts by exploiting missing Audience restriction checks in SAML assertions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0277?
CVE-2015-0277 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Service Provider (SP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that it is a member of an Audience element when an AudienceRestriction is specified, which allows remote attackers to log in to other users' accounts via a crafted SAML assertion. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. See CVE-2015-6254 for lack of validation for the Destination attribute in a Response element in a SAML assertion.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Picketlink Picketlink.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0277?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-0277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhqm-6xhg-59wv.