CVE-2016-10127
critical
CVSS v3
9.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.0
Description
PySAML2 allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted SAML XML request or response.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
93%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Affected | — |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pysaml2_project | pysaml2 | - | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10127.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95376
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850716
- https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/commit/6e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b
- https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/366
- https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/pull/379
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10127
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m269-wj6g-c459
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pysaml2/PYSEC-2017-67.yaml
- https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227195127/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95376
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10127
CWEs
CWE-611
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.