CVE-2014-3527

Description

When using the CAS Proxy ticket authentication from Spring Security 3.1 to 3.2.4 a malicious CAS Service could trick another CAS Service into authenticating a proxy ticket that was not associated. This is due to the fact that the proxy ticket authentication uses the information from the HttpServletRequest which is populated based upon untrusted information within the HTTP request. This means if there are access control restrictions on which CAS services can authenticate to one another, those restrictions can be bypassed. If users are not using CAS Proxy tickets and not basing access control decisions based upon the CAS Service, then there is no impact to users.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: Pivotal Spring Security
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2014-3527 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3527?
CVE-2014-3527 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3527?
To fix CVE-2014-3527, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3527 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3527 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2014-3527?
CVE-2014-3527 affects Pivotal Spring Security.
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