A URL parameter injection vulnerability was found in the back-channel ticket validation…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A URL parameter injection vulnerability was found in the back-channel ticket validation step of the CAS protocol in Jasig Java CAS Client before 3.3.2, .NET CAS Client before 1.0.2, and phpCAS before 1.3.3 that allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) service parameter to validation/AbstractUrlBasedTicketValidator.java or (2) pgtUrl parameter to validation/Cas20ServiceTicketValidator.java.
Why it matters now
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 |
| — | DotNetCasClient (NuGet) | before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr |
| — | org.jasig.cas:cas-client (Maven) | before 3.3.2 | 3.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr |
| — | jasig/phpcas (Packagist) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- DotNetCasClient (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.2 Patch available GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr
- org.jasig.cas:cas-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.2 Fixed in 3.3.2 Patch available GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr
- jasig/phpcas (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apereo:.net_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apereo |
| cpe:2.3:a:apereo:java_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Apereo |
| cpe:2.3:a:apereo:phpcas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | Apereo |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:apereo:.net_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apereo
- cpe:2.3:a:apereo:java_cas_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apereo
- cpe:2.3:a:apereo:phpcas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apereo
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr DotNetCasClient (NuGet) Fixed in 1.0.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr org.jasig.cas:cas-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr jasig/phpcas (Packagist) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1009 Released 2015-05-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1009 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr
References
Patch 2
Advisory 8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131350
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759718
- https://github.com/Jasig/phpCAS/blob/master/docs/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/Jasig/phpCAS/pull/125
- https://issues.jasig.org/browse/CASC-228
- https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3017.en.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/137182.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4172
Sources
- CVE-2014-4172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fc5-q25c-r2wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-4172 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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