CVE-2017-12871
N/A
Published: September 1, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSimplesamlphp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/77df6a932d46daa35e364925eb73a175010dc904x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-326
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