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CVE-2017-6062

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6062 describes a bypass vulnerability in the mod_auth_openidc module for Apache HTTP Server, affecting versions prior to 2.1.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to circumvent authentication by injecting crafted HTTP headers (OIDC_CLAIM_ and OIDCAuthNHeader) when the "OIDCUnAuthAction pass" configuration is enabled. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a critical impact with no user interaction required and a high potential for integrity compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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: 3.0

8.6HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0363 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6062Moderate

mod_auth_openidc: OIDCUnAuthAction pass does not scrub request headers

Jan 30, 2017

References

github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/blob/master/ChangeLog
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/222
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.5
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