CVE-2017-11428: Ruby-SAML Improper Authentication vulnerability

CVE-2017-11428 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2019-07-05

Ruby-SAML Improper Authentication vulnerability

Technologies: ruby-saml (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-11428 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-11428 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-11428?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 5 July 2019.
Which products and versions are affected?
ruby-saml (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-11428?
Yes. ruby-saml (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.7.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-11428?
Check whether you run ruby-saml (RubyGems) 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

  • ruby-saml (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.7.0 or later
    bundle update ruby-saml

Affected products

  • ruby-saml (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2017-11428
  • GHSA-x2fr-v8wf-8wwv

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