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CVE-2015-6254· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that the Destination attribute in a

The (1) Service Provider (SP) and (2) Identity Provider (IdP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that the Destination attribute in a Response element in a SAML assertion matches the location from which the message was received, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2015-0277 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 17, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.8% · 78th percentile
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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.8%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
picketlinkpicketlink

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • picketlink picketlinkup to 2.6.0 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-cli-eap6before 0:1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el50:1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-codec-eap6before 0:1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-configuration-eap6before 0:1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el50:1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-daemon-eap6before 1:1.0.15-8.redhat_1.ep6.el51:1.0.15-8.redhat_1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-io-eap6before 0:2.1.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:2.1.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-lang-eap6before 0:2.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:2.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-commons-pool-eap6before 0:1.6.0-1.redhat_7.1.ep6.el50:1.6.0-1.redhat_7.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5apache-mime4jbefore 0:0.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:0.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5atinject-eap6before 0:1.0.0-1.redhat_5.1.ep6.el50:1.0.0-1.redhat_5.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5avro-eap6before 0:1.7.5-2.redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:1.7.5-2.redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5cal10n-eap6before 0:0.7.7-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:0.7.7-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jacksonbefore 0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-core-aslbefore 0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-jaxrsbefore 0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-mapper-aslbefore 0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-xcbefore 0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5ecj-eap6before 0:4.4.2-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:4.4.2-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5glassfish-jafbefore 0:1.1.1-17.redhat_4.1.ep6.el50:1.1.1-17.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5glassfish-javamailbefore 0:1.4.5-2.redhat_2.1.ep6.el50:1.4.5-2.redhat_2.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5glassfish-jsf-eap6before 0:2.1.28-7.redhat_8.1.ep6.el50:2.1.28-7.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5glassfish-jsf12-eap6before 0:1.2.15-8.b01_redhat_12.1.ep6.el50:1.2.15-8.b01_redhat_12.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5hibernate-beanvalidation-apibefore 0:1.0.0-5.GA_redhat_3.1.ep6.el50:1.0.0-5.GA_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5hibernate-jpa-2.0-apibefore 0:1.0.1-6.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el50:1.0.1-6.Final_redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5hibernate3-commons-annotationsbefore 0:4.0.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:4.0.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-0277The Service Provider (SP) in PicketLink before 2.7.0 does not ensure that it is a member of an Audience element when an AudienceRestriction
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2015-3158The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not prop
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:apache-commons-cli-eap60:1.2.0-1.redhat_8.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-codec-eap60:1.4.0-4.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-configuration-eap60:1.6.0-1.redhat_4.2.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-daemon-eap61:1.0.15-8.redhat_1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-io-eap60:2.1.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-lang-eap60:2.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-commons-pool-eap60:1.6.0-1.redhat_7.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:apache-mime4j0:0.6.0-1.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:atinject-eap60:1.0.0-1.redhat_5.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:avro-eap60:1.7.5-2.redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cal10n-eap60:0.7.7-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:codehaus-jackson0:1.9.9-10.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-17 · DEPRECATED: Code

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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