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CVE-2017-12874

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12874 describes a vulnerability in the InfoCard module 1.0 for SimpleSAMLphp, allowing attackers to spoof XML messages due to an incorrect return value check in signature validation utilities. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a network attack vector, low complexity, and can lead to high integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability are not affected. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:infocard_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:simplesamlphp:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-infocardFixed in: 1.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-fj28-869x-vv5ghigh

SimpleSAMLphp InfoCard module Incorrect signature verification

May 14, 2022

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
simplesamlphp.org / security/201612-03
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4127
Third Party Advisory