CVE-2016-2049
examples/consumer/common.php in JanRain PHP OpenID library (aka php-openid) improperly checks the openid.realm parameter against the SERVER_NAME element in the SERVER superglobal array, which might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
examples/consumer/common.php in JanRain PHP OpenID library (aka php-openid) improperly checks the openid.realm parameter against the SERVER_NAME element in the SERVER superglobal array, which might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via vectors involving a crafted HTTP Host header.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.17% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- janrain/php-openid
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.