GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — PicketLink does not properly check role based authorization
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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3158 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.91%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.47% | 1.91% | +1.45% |
| 2 | 2026-04-29 | 0.45% | 0.47% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-06-14 | — | 0.45% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9qhq-j4xm-cw48 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — PicketLink does not properly check role based authorization
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3158 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| picketlink | picketlink | <= 2.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:picketlink:picketlink:*:cr3:*:*:*:*:*:* |