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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6913-1
July 24, 2024
php-cas vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
phpCAS was vulnerable to an authentication bypass.
Software Description:
- php-cas: Central Authentication Service client library in php
Details:
Filip Hejsek discovered that phpCAS was using HTTP headers to determine
the service URL used to validate tickets. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to gain access to a victim's account on a
vulnerable CASified service.
This security update introduces an incompatible API change. After applying
this update, third party applications need to be modified to pass in an
additional service base URL argument when constructing the client class.
For more information please refer to the section
"Upgrading 1.5.0 -> 1.6.0" of the phpCAS upgrading document:
https://github.com/apereo/phpCAS/blob/master/docs/Upgrading
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
php-cas 1.3.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
php-cas 1.3.8-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6913-1
CVE-2022-39369
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-cas/1.3.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-cas/1.3.8-1ubuntu0.20.04.1