Improper Role Based Authorization in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1

CVE-2015-3158 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

The invokeNextValve function in identity/federation/bindings/tomcat/idp/AbstractIDPValve.java in PicketLink before 2.8.0.Beta1 does not properly check role based authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to gain access to restricted application resources via a (1) direct request or (2) request through an SP initiated flow.

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