CVE-2015-5372
The SAML 2.0 implementation in AdNovum nevisAuth 4.13.0.0 before 4.18.3.1, when using SAML POST-Binding, does not match all attributes of…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 0.88%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 41% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The SAML 2.0 implementation in AdNovum nevisAuth 4.13.0.0 before 4.18.3.1, when using SAML POST-Binding, does not match all attributes of the X.509 certificate embedded in the assertion against the certificate from the identity provider (IdP), which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SAML assertions via a crafted certificate.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.88% · top 41% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133628/nevisAuth-Authentication-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150923 CVE-2015-5372 SAML SP Authentication Bypass in nevisAuth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.csnc.ch/misc/files/advisories/CVE-2015-5372_AdNovum_nevisAuth_Authentication_Bypass.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150921 CVE-2015-5372 SAML SP Authentication Bypass in nevisAuth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://blog.csnc.ch/2015/09/saml-sp-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-nevisauth (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-5328 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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