A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon before v0.14.2. If Apache is configured as a reverse proxy and mod_auth_mellon is configured to only let through authenticated users (with the require valid-user directive), adding special HTTP headers that are normally used to start the special SAML ECP (non-browser based) can be used to bypass authentication.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2019:0985 advisory.

  - mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update for mod_auth_mellon is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by an IdP server.

Security Fix(es) :

* mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

* mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es) :

* mod_auth_mellon Cert files name wrong when hostname contains a number (fixed in upstream package) (BZ#1697487)

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The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4597-1 advisory.

    Franois Kooman discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled cookies. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack. (CVE-2017-6807)

    It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to redirect a user to a malicious URL. (CVE-2019-3877)

    It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-3878)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-0985 advisory.

    [0.14.0-3.2]
    - Resolves: rhbz#1696197 - CVE-2019-3878 mod_auth_mellon: authentication                                bypass in ECP flow [rhel-8.0.0.z]

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has mod_auth_mellon packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon before     v0.14.2. An open redirect in the logout URL allows     requests with backslashes to pass through by assuming     that it is a relative URL, while the browsers silently     convert backslash characters into forward slashes     treating them as an absolute URL. This mismatch allows     an attacker to bypass the redirect URL validation logic     in apr_uri_parse function. (CVE-2019-3877)

  - A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon. If Apache     is configured as a reverse proxy and mod_auth_mellon is     configured to only let through authenticated users (with     the require valid-user directive), adding special HTTP     headers that are normally used to start the special SAML     ECP (non-browser based) can be used to bypass     authentication. (CVE-2019-3878)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A vulnerability was found in a previous version of mod_auth_mellon. An open redirect in the logout URL allows requests with backslashes to pass through by assuming that it is a relative URL, while the browsers silently convert backslash characters into forward slashes treating them as an absolute URL. This mismatch allows an attacker to bypass the redirect URL validation logic in apr_uri_parse function.(CVE-2019-3877)

A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon. If Apache is configured as a reverse proxy and mod_auth_mellon is configured to only let through authenticated users (with the require valid-user directive), adding special HTTP headers that are normally used to start the special SAML ECP (non-browser based) can be used to bypass authentication.(CVE-2019-3878)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:0985 advisory.

    The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the     SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions     generated by an IdP server.

    Security Fix(es):

    * mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon. If Apache is configured as a reverse proxy and mod_auth_mellon is configured to only let through authenticated users (with the require valid-user directive), adding special HTTP headers that are normally used to start the special SAML ECP (non-browser based) can be used to bypass authentication. (CVE-2019-3878)

A vulnerability was found in mod_auth_mellon where an open redirect in the logout URL allows requests with backslashes to pass through by assuming that it is a relative URL, while the browsers silently convert backslash characters into forward slashes treating them as an absolute URL. This mismatch allows an attacker to bypass the redirect URL validation logic in apr_uri_parse function. (CVE-2019-3877)

New upstream release 0.14.2 which also fixes CVE-2019-3878 and CVE-2019-3877

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According to the versions of the mod_auth_mellon package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow     (CVE-2019-3878)

  - mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using     URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

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Security Fix(es) :

  - mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow     (CVE-2019-3878)

  - mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using     URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

Bug Fix(es) :

  - mod_auth_mellon Cert files name wrong when hostname     contains a number (fixed in upstream package)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:0766 advisory.

    The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the     SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions     generated by an IdP server.

    Security Fix(es):

    * mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

    * mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Bug Fix(es):

    * mod_auth_mellon Cert files name wrong when hostname contains a number (fixed in upstream package)     (BZ#1697487)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:0746 advisory.

    The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. The httpd24 packages provide a     recent stable release of version 2.4 of the Apache HTTP Server, along with the mod_auth_kerb module.

    Security Fix(es):

    * httpd: privilege escalation from modules scripts (CVE-2019-0211)

    * mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-0766 advisory.

    - Resolves: rhbz#1697488 - CVE-2019-3877 mod_auth_mellon: open redirect                                in logout url when using URLs with backslashes
    - Resolves: rhbz#1697488 - CVE-2019-3877 mod_auth_mellon: open redirect                                in logout url when using URLs with backslashes                                [rhel-7] [rhel-7.6.z]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update for mod_auth_mellon is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by an IdP server.

Security Fix(es) :

* mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

* mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es) :

* mod_auth_mellon Cert files name wrong when hostname contains a number (fixed in upstream package) (BZ#1697487)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3924-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to redirect a user to a malicious URL. (CVE-2019-3877)

    It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-3878)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Several issues have been discovered in Apache module auth_mellon, which provides SAML 2.0 authentication.

  - CVE-2019-3877     It was possible to bypass the redirect URL checking on     logout, so the module could be used as an open redirect     facility.

  - CVE-2019-3878     When mod_auth_mellon is used in an Apache configuration     which serves as a remote proxy with the http_proxy     module, it was possible to bypass authentication by     sending SAML ECP headers.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
145627	CentOS 8 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2019:0985)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
144266	Virtuozzo 7 : mod_auth_mellon / mod_auth_mellon-diagnostics (VZLSA-2019-0766)	Nessus	Virtuozzo Local Security Checks	high
141824	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : mod_auth_mellon vulnerabilities (USN-4597-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
127574	Oracle Linux 8 : mod_auth_mellon (ELSA-2019-0985)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
127286	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : mod_auth_mellon Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0077)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
125287	Amazon Linux 2 : mod_auth_mellon (ALAS-2019-1200)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
124671	RHEL 8 : mod_auth_mellon (RHSA-2019:0985)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
124653	Amazon Linux AMI : mod24_auth_mellon (ALAS-2019-1200)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
124481	Fedora 30 : mod_auth_mellon (2019-2d8ee47f61)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
124448	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : mod_auth_mellon (EulerOS-SA-2019-1321)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
124447	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : mod_auth_mellon (EulerOS-SA-2019-1320)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
124446	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : mod_auth_mellon (EulerOS-SA-2019-1319)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
124100	Scientific Linux Security Update : mod_auth_mellon on SL7.x x86_64 (20190416)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
124099	RHEL 7 : mod_auth_mellon (RHSA-2019:0766)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
124098	RHEL 6 / 7 : httpd24-httpd and httpd24-mod_auth_mellon (RHSA-2019:0746)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
124097	Oracle Linux 7 : mod_auth_mellon (ELSA-2019-0766)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
124093	CentOS 7 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2019:0766)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
123573	Fedora 29 : mod_auth_mellon (2019-db1e9b3002)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
123503	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : mod_auth_mellon vulnerabilities (USN-3924-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
123024	Debian DSA-4414-1 : libapache2-mod-auth-mellon - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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