CVE-2015-9287
CRITICALUniversity of Cambridge mod_ucam_webauth < 2.0.2 - Path Traversal via WLS-Response kid Field
Title source: llmDescription
Directory Traversal was discovered in University of Cambridge mod_ucam_webauth before 2.0.2. The key identification field ("kid") of the IdP's HTTP response message ("WLS-Response") can be manipulated by an attacker. The "kid" field is not signed like the rest of the message, and manipulation is therefore trivial. The "kid" field should only ever represent an integer. However, it is possible to provide any string value. An attacker could use this to their advantage to force the application agent to load the RSA public key required for message integrity checking from an unintended location.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03251-7_1
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0199
EPSS Percentile
78.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
cam/the_university_of_cambridge_web_authentication_system_apache_authentication_agent
< 2.0.2
Published
May 13, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026