# CVE-2015-1796: The PKIX trust engines in Shibboleth Identity Provider before 2.4.4 and OpenSAML Java (OpenSAML-J) before 2.6.5 trust candidate X.509 creden

- Also known as: GHSA-78FQ-W796-Q537
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.5, 2.4.4
- Published: 2015-07-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.opensaml:opensaml (Maven): fixed in 2.6.5
- edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): fixed in 2.4.4

## Description

The PKIX trust engines in Shibboleth Identity Provider before 2.4.4 and OpenSAML Java (OpenSAML-J) before 2.6.5 trust candidate X.509 credentials when no trusted names are available for the entityID, which allows remote attackers to impersonate an entity via a certificate issued by a shibmd:KeyAuthority trust anchor.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.opensaml:opensaml, edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.5, 2.4.4) per the references below.
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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150225.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75370

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