- cvss
- 3.7
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
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- no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
### Background Several scripts part of SimpleSAMLphp display a web page with links obtained from the request parameters. This allows us to enhance usability, as the users are presented with links they can follow after completing a certain action, like logging out.
### Description The following scripts were not checking the URLs obtained via the HTTP request before displaying them as the target of links that the user may click on:
- `www/logout.php` - `modules/core/www/no_cookie.php`
The issue allowed attackers to display links targeting a malicious website inside a trusted site running SimpleSAMLphp, due to the lack of security checks involving the `link_href` and `retryURL` HTTP parameters, respectively. The issue was resolved by including a verification of the URLs received in the request against a white list of websites specified in the `trusted.url.domains` configuration option.
### Affected versions All SimpleSAMLphp versions prior to 1.14.4.
### Impact A remote attacker could craft a link pointing to a trusted website running SimpleSAMLphp, including a parameter pointing to a malicious website, and try to fool the victim into visiting that website by clicking on a link in the page presented by SimpleSAMLphp.
### Resolution Upgrade to the latest version.
### Credit This security issue was discovered and reported by John Page (hyp3rlinx).
Patch / fix
- packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp 1.14.4
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| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp | <1.14.4 |
1.14.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2r3v-q9x3-7g46
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