CVE-2014-4172 is a critical URL parameter injection vulnerability affecting Jasig Java CAS Client before 3.3.2, .NET CAS Client before 1.0.2, and phpCAS before 1.3.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the back-channel ticket validation step of the CAS protocol via the 'service' or 'pgtUrl' parameters. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apereo:.net_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apereo:java_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apereo:phpcas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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