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SCA: security update for simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp (GHSA-ww3w-592j-5qrw)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 434839
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it
easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of
the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV). (CVE-2017-12871)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 434839
Version: Revision 1.3
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 8/20/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12871
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12871
cwe: CWE-326