CVE-2016-8638

Description

A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.14% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ipsilon-project.org Vendor Advisory pagure.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://ipsilon-project.org/release/2.1.0.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8638 third party advisory issue tracking
https://pagure.io/ipsilon/c/511fa8b7001c2f9a42301aa1d4b85aaf170a461c patch vendor advisory
https://ipsilon-project.org/advisory/CVE-2016-8638.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94439 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2809.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8638?
CVE-2016-8638 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8638?
To fix CVE-2016-8638, 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-2016-8638 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8638 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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