CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16897

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Auth0 passport-wsfed-saml2 library affecting versions < 3.0.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate another user and potentially elevate their privileges if the SAML identity provider does not sign the full SAML response.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to impersonation attacks, which could lead to unauthorized access to resources and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the passport-wsfed-saml2 library to version 3.0.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Auth0 passport-wsfed-saml2 library affecting versions < 3.0.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate another user and potentially elevate their privileges if the SAML identity provider does not sign the full SAML response (e.g., only signs the assertion within the response).

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