GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-qv5p-6wrc-79wg SimpleSAMLphp Use of insecure connection charset (sqlauth module)
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2018-6521
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Reviewed
- 2024-04-25
Affected packages
• Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp: < 1.15.2 → fixed in 1.15.2
Description
The sqlauth module in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 relies on the MySQL utf8 charset, which truncates queries upon encountering four-byte characters. There might be a scenario in which this allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2018-6521 The sqlauth module in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.15.2 relies on the MySQL utf8 charset, which truncates queries upon encountering four-byte… vulnerability
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6521 advisory
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/CVE-2018-6521.yaml web
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp package
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00008.html web
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201801-03 web
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4127 web