CVE-2017-6059
Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.18% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- openidc/mod auth openidc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96299Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2112Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/commit/612e309bfffd6f9b8ad7cdccda3019fc0865f3b4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/212Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V3HIGXMUKJGOBMAQAQPGC7G5YYWSUVA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJXBG3DG2FUYFGTUTSJFMPIINVFKKB4Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTWUMQ46GZY3O4WU4JCF333LN53R2XQH/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96299Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2112Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/commit/612e309bfffd6f9b8ad7cdccda3019fc0865f3b4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/212Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V3HIGXMUKJGOBMAQAQPGC7G5YYWSUVA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJXBG3DG2FUYFGTUTSJFMPIINVFKKB4Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTWUMQ46GZY3O4WU4JCF333LN53R2XQH/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.