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CVE-2014-3603

16
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0084 is in the 11th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityproviderFixed in: 2.4.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.opensaml:opensamlFixed in: 2.6.2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 5Fixed in: opensaml

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-rm7v-gqfg-p2wcmedium

Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML Java

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-3603Important

Java: HTTPS Connections Via HTTP Resources Do Not Perform Hostname Verification

Aug 13, 2014

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60816
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
shibboleth.net / community/advisories/secadv_20140813.txt
Vendor Advisory