Name: CVE-2017-12870: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-12870, CWE-200, CVSS 5.9, EPSS 0.0026

SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.12 and earlier make it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging use of the aesEncrypt and aesDecrypt methods in the SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto class to protect session identifiers in replies to non-HTTPS service providers.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.9
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade simplesamlphp	Jul 30, 2024	Sep 1, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 1, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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