CVE-2026-15243 PUBLISHED

Improper Validation of Certificate in CAS Client

Assigner: CERT-PL
Reserved: 09.07.2026 Published: 24.07.2026 Updated: 24.07.2026

Apereo CAS Client accepts any CA-trusted certificate for any hostname, provided the URL the client is calling matches the configured allowlist or regex. An attacker with a MITM position (DNS poisoning, rogue Wi-Fi, malicious proxy, etc.) can provide any CA-signed certificate for a hostname that matches the configured allowlist or regex. This can lead to intercepting the CAS exchange, capturing the Ticket-Granting Ticket (TGT), and subsequently obtaining Service Tickets on behalf of the victim. 

Because maintainers contact attempts were unsuccessful, vulnerabilities have only been confirmed in version 4.1.0 (Java Apereo CAS Client) and 3.6.4 (Jasig CAS Client) but may also affect other versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.4

Product Status

Vendor Apereo
Product Java Apereo CAS Client
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 4.1.0 is affected
Vendor Apereo
Product Jasig CAS Client
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 3.6.4 is affected

Credits

  • Rafał Łykowski (Qualtrics) finder
  • Łukasz Kollbek (Qualtrics) finder
  • Krzysztof Surówka (Qualtrics) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-297 Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch CWE