# CVE-2015-3158: The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not prop

- Also known as: GHSA-9QHQ-J4XM-CW48
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.1.Final
- Published: 2015-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common (Maven): fixed in 2.7.1.Final

## Description

The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not properly check role based authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to gain access to restricted application resources via a (1) direct request or (2) request through an SP initiated flow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.picketlink:picketlink-tomcat-common, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.1.Final) per the references below.
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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1671.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1672.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1673.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1670.html
- https://github.com/picketlink/picketlink-bindings/pull/124
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/PLINK-708
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1669.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216123

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