VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12871
The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-326
- Affected
- simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/77df6a932d46daa35e364925eb73a175010dc904Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/77df6a932d46daa35e364925eb73a175010dc904Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.