SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.12 and earlier make it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to…
Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.12 and earlier make it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging use of the aesEncrypt and aesDecrypt methods in the SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto class to protect session identifiers in replies to non-HTTPS service providers.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00875 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (Packagist): 1.14.13
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 |
| — | simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (Packagist) | before 1.14.13 | 1.14.13 | Patch available | GHSA-44pr-mgcp-v36r |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.14.13 Fixed in 1.14.13 Patch available GHSA-44pr-mgcp-v36r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.14.12 | Vulnerable | simplesamlphp |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.14.12 Vulnerable ·simplesamlphp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-44pr-mgcp-v36r simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (Packagist) Fixed in 1.14.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44pr-mgcp-v36r
References
More Simplesamlphp vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04801 The sqlauth module in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 relies on the MySQL utf8 charset, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09530 The secureCompare method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09535 SimpleSAMLphp 1.7.0 through 1.14.10 might allow attackers to obtain sensitive… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07944 The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-02593 Improper signature verification in Rob Richards XmlSecLibs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05557 HTTPRedirect.php in the saml2 library in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.4 has an incorrect… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-12870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44pr-mgcp-v36r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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