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SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 7, 2024

Package

composer simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (Composer)

Affected versions

< 1.15.0-rc1

Patched versions

1.15.0-rc1

Description

The (1) Htpasswd authentication source in the authcrypt module and (2) SimpleSAML_Session class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to conduct timing side-channel attacks by leveraging use of the standard comparison operator to compare secret material against user input.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 1, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 26, 2023
Last updated Feb 7, 2024

Severity

Moderate
5.9
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-12872

GHSA ID

GHSA-v882-949x-6v28

Source code

No known source code
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