CVE-2008-7299
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.2 uses an incomplete SAML 1.x browser-artifact, which allows remote OpenID providers to spoof assertions via vectors related to the Issuer field.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.2 implements incomplete SAML 1.x browser-artifact resolution that fails to properly validate the Issuer field, allowing malicious remote OpenID providers to spoof SAML assertions and impersonate users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.2.0= 6.2.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager is installedLocate TFIM installation directory or check installed software packages for TFIM componentsAffected if TFIM is present on the system
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Determine the installed TFIM versionCheck the TFIM version information (typically via product metadata, version file, or management console)Affected if The version is exactly 6.2.0 or 6.2.0.1
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Verify if SAML 1.x browser-artifact resolution is configuredExamine TFIM configuration for SAML 1.x artifact profile settings or trust chain definitionsAffected if SAML 1.x browser-artifact resolution is enabled or configured in the TFIM environment
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Confirm OpenID provider integration existsReview TFIM federation configuration for OpenID Provider (OP) connections that participate in SAML artifact resolutionAffected if OpenID providers are configured as part of the federation setup
You are affected if TFIM version 6.2.0 or 6.2.0.1 is installed AND SAML 1.x browser-artifact resolution is enabled with OpenID provider integration present in your environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade TFIM to version 6.2.0.2 or later which contains the corrected SAML artifact processing and Issuer field validation. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, implement additional validation of the Issuer field at the relying party level.
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