CVE-2016-8638
Session Fixation in ipsilon
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.1
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-8638- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-8638- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2125 No score
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2022-2125- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6
9.1
Session Fixation in ipsilon
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6
9.1
Session Fixation in ipsilon
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-360
9.1
Session Fixation in ipsilon
A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."
- Record
PYSEC-2026-360- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2809
8.2
Red Hat Security Advisory: ipsilon security update
- Record
RHSA-2016:2809- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipsilonPyPI |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
ipsilonPyPI |
1.2.0 up to 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
ipsilonPyPI |
1.1.0 up to 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 |
ipsilonPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 |
ipsilonPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.0.3, 1.1.0 up to 1.1.2, 2.0.0 up to 2.0.2, 1.2.0 up to 1.2.1 | 1.0.31.1.22.0.21.2.1 |
ipsilonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-authformRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-authgssapiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-authldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-baseRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipsilon-clientRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-filesystemRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-infosssdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-personaRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-saml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-saml2-baseRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
ipsilon-tools-ipaRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 | 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8638 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Ipsilon Project Ipsilon, published July 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in ipsilon 2.0.2.
References
ipsilon-project.org/release/2.1.0.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8638
pagure.io/ipsilon/c/511fa8b7001c2f9a42301aa1d4b85aaf170a461c
ipsilon-project.org/advisory/CVE-2016-8638.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/94439
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2809.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8638
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2809
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8638
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392829
github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/1c48414877fc110652b6078a29529972c7ec9122
github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/64fc366c054fc6af1d9d2692902db169884b5f78
github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/a33303b6beb5c316d7c18b23566b7666a4e307a4
github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon/commit/b4744a92d4fa7f6d7ade0ae2d99a2dc0ea94734d
github.com/advisories/GHSA-376m-3rm2-9jm6
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ipsilon/PYSEC-2026-360.yaml
pypi.org/project/ipsilon
github.com/ipsilon-project/ipsilon
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_2809.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8638