PT-2012-5440 · Shibboleth · Shibboleth Authentication Module

Joshua Brauer · Published 2012-10-31 · Updated 2012-11-02 · CVE-2012-4494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shibboleth authentication module versions 7.x-4.0

Description The issue arises from the Shibboleth authentication module's failure to properly check the active status of users. This allows remote blocked users to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly have other impacts by logging in.

Recommendations For version 7.x-4.0, update to a newer version that properly checks the active status of users to prevent blocked users from accessing the system.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4494

Affected Products

Shibboleth Authentication Module

References · 6

• http://drupal.org/node/1719392 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4494 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6 · Note
• http://drupalcode.org/project/shib_auth.git/commitdiff/2032f0a · Note
• http://drupal.org/node/1493244 · Note