Critical severity · published Jul 20, 2023
CVE-2023-37471
Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution that includes Authentication, SSO, Authorization, Federation, Entitlements and Web Services Security
9.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Open Access Management (OpenAM) is an access management solution that includes Authentication, SSO, Authorization, Federation, Entitlements and Web Services Security. OpenAM up to version 14.7.2 does not properly validate the signature of SAML responses received as part of the SAMLv1.x Single Sign-On process. Attackers can use this fact to impersonate any OpenAM user, including the administrator, by sending a specially crafted SAML response to the SAMLPOSTProfileServlet servlet. This problem has been patched in OpenAM 14.7.3-SNAPSHOT and later. User unable to upgrade should comment servlet `SAMLPOSTProfileServlet` from their pom file. See the linked GHSA for details.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openam · Openidentityplatform
before 14.7.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37471
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37471
Patch
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/commit/7c18543d126e8a567b83bb4535631825aaa9d742
Patch
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/pull/624
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenAM/security/advisories/GHSA-4mh8-9wq6-rjxg
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