The SAML identifier generated within SAML2Utils.java was found to make use of the apache commons-lang3 RandomStringUtils class which makes t
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 66.1% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: org.pac4j:pac4j-saml (Maven) 3.8.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to org.pac4j:pac4j-saml (Maven) 3.8.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The SAML identifier generated within SAML2Utils.java was found to make use of the apache commons-lang3 RandomStringUtils class which makes them predictable due to RandomStringUtils PRNG's algorithm not being cryptographically strong. This issue only affects the 3.X release of pac4j-saml.
- Published
- Sep 23, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.1% · 66th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-338
Report tools
Action score
19
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 19 / 40 · 4.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| pac4j | pac4j | cpe:2.3:a:pac4j:pac4j |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- pac4j pac4j3.0.0 and later · up to 3.8.2 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (snyk). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a PAC4J For SAML Protocol
- All versions prior to version 4.0.0-RC1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.pac4j:pac4j-saml | before 3.8.2 | 3.8.2 |
Same product
pac4j: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-25581Deserialization of untrusted data in InternalAttributeHandler in pac4j37Monitor
- CVE-2026-82463pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type Check34Monitor
- CVE-2026-82461pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access Token34Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2021-44878Jan 6, 2022 · If an OpenID Connect provider supports the "none" algorithm (i.e., tokens with no signature), pac4j v5.3.0 (and prior) does not refuse it wi30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-40458Apr 17, 2026 · Cross-Site Request Forgery in PAC4J28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-40459Apr 17, 2026 · LDAP Injection in PAC4J34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.pac4j:pac4j-saml | 3.8.2 | Package 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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-338 · Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.