The aesEncrypt method in lib/SimpleSAML/Utils/Crypto.php
in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.x through 1.14.11 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism by leveraging use of the first 16 bytes of the secret key as the initialization vector (IV).
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/CVE-2017-12871.yaml
github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/77df6a932d46daa35e364925eb73a175010dc904
github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/ccf75981187aa88f7165abdb1b1965c0934acda0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12871
simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-02