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CVE-2019-3878 Detail

Description

A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon before v0.14.2. If Apache is configured as a reverse proxy and mod_auth_mellon is configured to only let through authenticated users (with the require valid-user directive), adding special HTTP headers that are normally used to start the special SAML ECP (non-browser based) can be used to bypass authentication.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0746 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0766 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0985
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3878 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/Uninett/mod_auth_mellon/pull/196 Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNW5YMC5TLWVWNJEY6AIWNSNPRAMWPQJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7NLAU7KROWNTHAYSA2S67X347F42L2I/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3924-1/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-3878
NVD Published Date:
03/26/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.