CVE-2017-12872: SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks

medium Affects simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-14; advisory modified 2024-02-16.

SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks

Package: simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp Composer
Affected versions: <1.15.0-rc1 or >=1.12.0 and <1.13.0 or >=1.13.0 and <1.14.0 or >=1.14.0 and <1.14.12
Fixed in: 1.15.0-rc1
Severity: medium CVSS 5.9
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.5th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-14
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-200

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