PT-2016-4988

CVE-2016-2049

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Published

2016-02-01

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Updated

2016-03-04

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CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions JanRain PHP OpenID library (aka php-openid) (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to improper checking of the openid.realm parameter against the SERVER NAME element in the SERVER superglobal array. This might allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users via crafted HTTP Host headers.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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