CVE-2015-1796

Description

The PKIX trust engines in Shibboleth Identity Provider before 2.4.4 and OpenSAML Java (OpenSAML-J) before 2.6.5 trust candidate X.509 credentials when no trusted names are available for the entityID, which allows remote attackers to impersonate an entity via a certificate issued by a shibmd:KeyAuthority trust anchor.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory shibboleth.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html vendor advisory
https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150225.txt vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75370 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1796?
CVE-2015-1796 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1796?
To fix CVE-2015-1796, 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-2015-1796 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1796 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.
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