CVE-2014-3603 describes a vulnerability in Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) before 2.4.1 and OpenSAML Java 2.6.2, where the HttpResource and FileBackedHttpResource implementations fail to verify that the server hostname matches the X.509 certificate's Common Name or subjectAltName. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, the attack vector is network-based with high attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:identity_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:opensaml_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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