# CVE-2017-6059: Mod\_auth\_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod\_auth\_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.

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## References

- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96299
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6
- https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/commit/612e309bfffd6f9b8ad7cdccda3019fc0865f3b4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2112
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJXBG3DG2FUYFGTUTSJFMPIINVFKKB4Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V3HIGXMUKJGOBMAQAQPGC7G5YYWSUVA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTWUMQ46GZY3O4WU4JCF333LN53R2XQH/

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