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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-6059

Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.

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1 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-6059

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Apr 2017, 20:59 UTC

Mod_auth_openidc.c in the Ping Identity OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache (aka mod_auth_openidc) before 2.14 allows remote attackers to spoof page content via a malicious URL provided to the user, which triggers an invalid request.

osv:CVE-2017-6059
Complete source record
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