CVE-2017-6413

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-02-20
CWE:
CWE-592
Bugzilla:
1428855: CVE-2017-6413 mod_auth_openidc: OIDC_CLAIM and OIDCAuthNHeader not skipped in an "AuthType oauth20" configuration
It was found that mod_auth_openidc did not properly sanitize HTTP headers for certain request paths. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass authentication and access sensitive information by sending crafted HTTP requests.

Find out more about CVE-2017-6413 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.9
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mod_auth_openidc Will not fix

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