CVE-2017-1000433 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in pysaml2 versions 4.4.0 and older, affecting Debian and other systems utilizing this library. When Python optimizations are enabled, the software incorrectly accepts any password, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pysaml2_project:pysaml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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