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CVE-2017-6059

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6059 describes a content spoofing vulnerability in mod_auth_openidc, the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache, affecting versions prior to 2.14. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof page content by crafting a malicious URL that, when presented to a user, triggers an invalid request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openidc:mod_auth_openidc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0518 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: mod_auth_openidc-0:1.8.8-5.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6059Low

mod_auth_openidc: Shows user-supplied content on error pages

Jan 18, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2112
Third Party Advisory
github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/commit/612e309bfffd6f9b8ad7cdccda3019fc0865f3b4
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/212
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.4
PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V3HIGXMUKJGOBMAQAQPGC7G5YYWSUVA
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJXBG3DG2FUYFGTUTSJFMPIINVFKKB4Z
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTWUMQ46GZY3O4WU4JCF333LN53R2XQH
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96299
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry