CVE-2014-4172

Description

A URL parameter injection vulnerability was found in the back-channel ticket validation step of the CAS protocol in Jasig Java CAS Client before 3.3.2, .NET CAS Client before 1.0.2, and phpCAS before 1.3.3 that allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) service parameter to validation/AbstractUrlBasedTicketValidator.java or (2) pgtUrl parameter to validation/Cas20ServiceTicketValidator.java.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.74% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory jasig.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4172?
CVE-2014-4172 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4172?
To fix CVE-2014-4172, 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-2014-4172 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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