Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Identity Provider (IdP) 1.3.x before 1.3.4 and 2.x before 2.1.5, and the Service Provider 1.3.x before 1.3.5 and 2.x before 2.3, in Internet2 Middleware Initiative Shibboleth allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via URLs that are encountered in redirections, and appear in automatically generated forms.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | shibboleth-sp | 3.0.2+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | shibboleth-sp | 3.0.2+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | shibboleth-sp | 3.0.2+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | opensaml2 | 2.0-2+lenny2 | DSA-1947-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | shibboleth-sp | 1.3.1.dfsg1-3+lenny2 | DSA-1947-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | shibboleth-sp2 | 2.0.dfsg1-4+lenny2 | DSA-1947-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | shibboleth-sp | 1.3f.dfsg1-2+etch2 | DSA-1947-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1947-1 opensaml2 shibboleth-sp shibboleth-sp2 - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1947 vendor-advisory
- 37237 third-party-advisory
- identity-url-xss(54140) vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3150 vdb-entry
- http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20091104.txt