CVE-2017-6059

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.

Affected products

OpenIDC mod_auth_openidc: before 2.1.4 — fixed in 2.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenIDC mod_auth_openidc 2.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96299
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2112
https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/commit/612e309bfffd6f9b8ad7cdccda3019fc0865f3b4
https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/issues/212
https://github.com/pingidentity/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.1.4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V3HIGXMUKJGOBMAQAQPGC7G5YYWSUVA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJXBG3DG2FUYFGTUTSJFMPIINVFKKB4Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTWUMQ46GZY3O4WU4JCF333LN53R2XQH/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96299
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2112

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