Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting simplesamlphp package, versions <1.15.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-SIMPLESAMLPHP-17390560
  • published20 Jun 2026
  • disclosed2 Feb 2018

Introduced: 2 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18121  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 simplesamlphp to version 1.15.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream simplesamlphp package and not the simplesamlphp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

The consentAdmin module in SimpleSAMLphp through 1.14.15 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Scripting attack, allowing an attacker to craft links that could execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's web browser.