GHSA-7wh8-jrq7-p27f: SimpleSAMLphp exposes credentials in session storage

medium Affects simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-05-28; advisory modified 2024-12-03.

SimpleSAMLphp exposes credentials in session storage

Package: simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp Composer
Affected versions: >=1.16.0 and <1.16.3
Fixed in: 1.16.3
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV
Published: 2024-05-28
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-522

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