SimpleSAMLphp Authentication context bypass in the multiauth module
CVE-2017-12869GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp 1.14.14), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
- Affected
- < 1.14.14
- Fixed in
- 1.14.14
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p lists affected ranges: Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp >=0 <1.14.14
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- CVE-2017-12869: 2.37% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 83.83 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
The multiauth module in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication context restrictions and use an authentication source defined in config/authsources.php via vectors related to improper validation of user input.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2017-12869 Advisory: SimpleSAMLphp Authentication context bypass in the multiauth module IDs: CVE-2017-12869, GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2017-12869 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:20 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp 1.14.14. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp: affected < 1.14.14; fixed in 1.14.14 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qc43-78vj-vg7p lists affected ranges: Packagist simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp >=0 <1.14.14) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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