CVE-2015-1796: Improper Certificate Validation in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML

CVE-2015-1796 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Improper Certificate Validation in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML

Technologies: edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven), org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-1796 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-1796 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-1796?
Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.4; org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-1796?
Yes. edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later; org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-1796?
Check whether you run edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) or org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.4 or later
    # set edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider to 2.4.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven): upgrade to 2.6.5 or later
    # set org.opensaml:opensaml to 2.6.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.4
  • org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-1796
  • GHSA-78fq-w796-q537

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