CVE-2017-12868 is a critical vulnerability affecting SimpleSAMLphp versions 1.14.13 and earlier, specifically when used with PHP versions prior to 5.6. It allows attackers to perform session fixation or bypass authentication due to missing character conversions in the secureCompare method before an XOR operation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.14.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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