CVE-2017-12870: Information Exposure

September 1, 2017 (updated September 6, 2017)

SimpleSAMLphp makes 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12870
simplesamlphp.org/security/201704-01

Code Behaviors & Features

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