Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-5301
SimpleSAMLphp versions before 1.18.6 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. The module controller in `SimpleSAML\Module` that processes requests for pages hosted by modules, has code to identify paths ending with `.php` and process those as PHP code. If no other suitable way of handling the given path exists it presents the file to the browser. The check to identify paths ending with `.php` does not account for uppercase letters. If someone requests a path ending with e.g. `.PHP` and the server is serving the code from a case-insensitive file system, such as on Windows, the processing of the PHP code does not occur, and the source code is instead presented to the browser. An attacker may use this issue to gain access to the source code in third-party modules that is meant to be private, or even sensitive. However, the attack surface is considered small, as the attack will only work when SimpleSAMLphp serves such content from a file system that is not case-sensitive, such as on Windows. This issue is fixed in version 1.18.6.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2020-5301
- cpe:2.3:a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5301
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-5301
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST | |
3.1
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
1.6
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1.4
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NIST | |
3.0
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
1.3
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1.4
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-5301
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The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-5301
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https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/security/advisories/GHSA-24m3-w8g9-jwpq
Information disclosure of source code · Advisory · simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/47968d26a2fd3ed52da70dc09210921d612ce44e
Fix source code disclosure on case-insensitive file systems · simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp@47968d2 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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