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OpenamApplication · Forgerock

CVE-2016-10097

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-01-02
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter.

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 confidence

XXE vulnerability in OpenAM's /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 endpoint allows remote attackers to inject malicious XML through the SAMLRequest parameter, enabling reading of arbitrary files on the server via external entity injection.

MitigationDisable external entity processing in the XML parser used for SAMLRequest handling and implement proper input validation/canonicalization on SAML requests.

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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
OpenamApplication
Affected:= 10.1.0

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.

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  1. Identify OpenAM installation version
    Locate the installed OpenAM version by checking the deployed WAR file name, deployment descriptor, or the /openam/Version endpoint if accessible. The affected version is exactly 10.1.0.
    Affected if OpenAM version is exactly 10.1.0
  2. Confirm SAML IdP endpoint exists
    Check if the /SSOPOST/metaAlias/<realm>/idpv2 endpoint is deployed and accessible. This is the SAML Identity Provider POST endpoint. Access can be verified through the OpenAM admin console or by attempting to access the endpoint URL directly.
    Affected if The /SSOPOST/metaAlias/<realm>/idpv2 endpoint is accessible in the environment
  3. Verify SAML federation is configured
    Confirm that SAML single sign-on is configured and the IdP endpoint is actively processing SAMLRequest parameters. Check the SAML federation metadata and configuration through the OpenAM admin console under the relevant realm.
    Affected if SAML IdP with SSOPOST binding is configured and processing SAMLRequest parameters

Your environment is affected if OpenAM version is exactly 10.1.0 and the SAML IdP endpoint at /SSOPOST/metaAlias/<realm>/idpv2 is configured and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Disable external entity processing in the XML parser used for SAMLRequest handling and implement proper input validation/canonicalization on SAML requests.

Fix this in Openam Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,720
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