CVE catalog
CVE-2017-12868
simplesamlphp: CVE-2017-12868
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.13% · Oct 25, 2026
The secureCompare method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier, when used with PHP before 5.6, allows attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or possibly bypass authentication by leveraging missing character conversions before an XOR operation.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | simplesamlphp | sid | 2.5.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | simplesamlphp | forky | 2.5.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | simplesamlphp | bookworm | 1.19.7-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | simplesamlphp | bookworm-security | 1.19.7-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | simplesamlphp | pro | 1.13.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | simplesamlphp | pro | 1.14.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | simplesamlphp | pro | 1.14.0-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | simplesamlphp | pro | 1.14.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | simplesamlphp | source | sid | 1.14.15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | simplesamlphp | source | forky | 1.14.15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | simplesamlphp | source | bookworm | 1.14.15-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [simplesamlphp]Fixed
Details (4)
1.19.7-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.14.15-1dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · bookworm; dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · 12
1.19.7-1+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.14.15-1dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · bookworm; dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · 12
1.19.7-1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.14.15-1dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · bookworm; dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · 12
1.19.7-1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.14.15-1dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · bookworm; dsa · simplesamlphp · debian · 12
Observed: