CVE-2017-1000433

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000433
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-02 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-04 21:16:00 UTC
Descriptionpysaml2 version 4.4.0 and older accept any password when run with python optimizations enabled. This allows attackers to log in as any user without knowing their password.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Pysaml2 Project Pysaml2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PySAML2: Security bypass (GLSA 201801-11) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2577-1] python-pysaml2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1410-1] python-pysaml2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Running python with optimizations makes UsernamePasswordMako accept any password for any user · Issue #451 · rohe/pysaml2 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710314 Gentoo Linux PySAML2 Security bypass Vulnerability (GLSA 201801-11)
  • 981178 Python (pip) Security Update for pysaml2 (GHSA-924m-4pmx-c67h)
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