RHEL 7 : mod_auth_openidc (RHSA-2020:3970)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 141021

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:3970 advisory.

- mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect in logout url when using URLs with leading slashes (CVE-2019-14857)

- mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect issue exists in URLs with slash and backslash (CVE-2019-20479)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_openidc package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14857

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20479

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3970

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1760613

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1805102

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 141021

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-3970.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2020

Updated: 5/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20479

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_openidc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14857, CVE-2019-20479

CWE: 601

RHSA: 2020:3970