CVE-2017-16897

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-27 17:08:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability has been discovered in the Auth0 passport-wsfed-saml2 library affecting versions < 3.0.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate another user and potentially elevate their privileges if the SAML identity provider does not sign the full SAML response (e.g., only signs the assertion within the response).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-290

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Auth0 Passport-wsfed-saml2 All All All All
Application Auth0 Passport-wsfed-saml2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2017-16897: Security Update for passport-wsfed-saml2 Passport Strategy Library CONFIRM auth0.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981233 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for passport-wsfed-saml2 (GHSA-7fpw-cfc4-3p2c)
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