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Authentication Bypass in dex

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 20, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/dexidp/dex (Go)

Affected versions

< 2.27.0

Patched versions

2.27.0

Description

A vulnerability exists in the SAML connector of the github.com/dexidp/dex library used to process SAML Signature Validation. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass SAML authentication. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. This flaw affects dex versions before 2.27.0.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 28, 2021
Reviewed Jun 1, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 20, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.293%
(70th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-27847

GHSA ID

GHSA-2x32-jm95-2cpx

Source code

No known source code
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