TI-2012-04527 Aliases CVE-2012-5353 GHSA-x3wq-g893-g96g

Eduserv OpenAthens SP 2.0 for Java allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass…

LOW 30CWE-287Published 2012-10-09 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Eduserv OpenAthens SP 2.0 for Java allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02154 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:eduserv:openathens_service_provider:2.0:-::::java::*	2.0	Vulnerable	Eduserv

cpe:2.3:a:eduserv:openathens_service_provider:2.0:-:*:*:*:java:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Eduserv

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5353
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3wq-g893-g96g

References

Other 2

Sources

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