CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16853

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The DynamicMetadataProvider class in OpenSAML before version 2.6.1 fails to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins, leading to a lack of critical security checks such as signature verification and enforcement of validity periods.

Risk Assessment

The absence of proper security checks may allow attackers to exploit vulnerabilities, jeopardizing the integrity and confidentiality of data within the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade OpenSAML to version 2.6.1 or later to ensure proper configuration and security verification.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The DynamicMetadataProvider class in saml/saml2/metadata/impl/DynamicMetadataProvider.cpp in OpenSAML-C in OpenSAML before 2.6.1 fails to properly configure itself with the MetadataFilter plugins and does not perform critical security checks such as signature verification, enforcement of validity periods, and other checks specific to deployments, aka CPPOST-105.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS