MiracleLinux 7 : mod_auth_mellon-0.14.0-2.el7.4 (AXSA:2019-3863:02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289499

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2019-3863:02 advisory.

* mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)
* mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

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_mellon package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/10320

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289499

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2019-3863.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:mod_auth_mellon

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3877, CVE-2019-3878