🛡️ CVE-2015-1796 — shibboleth-identityprovider
Description
Improper Certificate Validation in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML
The PKIX trust engines in Shibboleth Identity Provider before 2.4.4 and OpenSAML Java (OpenSAML-J) before 2.6.5 trust candidate X.509 credentials when no trusted names are available for the entityID, which allows remote attackers to impersonate an entity via a certificate issued by a shibmd:KeyAuthority trust anchor.
Weakness class
CVE-2015-1796 is classified as CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. A TLS certificate is accepted without proper verification, so a man-in-the-middle can present their own.
Affected software
CVE-2015-1796 is recorded against 2 packages.
- edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (fixed in 2.4.4)
- org.opensaml:opensaml (fixed in 2.6.5)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 7 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
shibboleth.net (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider | — | 2.4.4 |
| org.opensaml:opensaml | — | 2.6.5 |
References
Similar Threats
- Unknown CVE-2014-3603
- Unknown CVE-2014-3607
More CVE 2015 advisories
Browse all of CVE 2015 in the advisory index.
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